> Hi Garry, > I find it hard to pass over an opportunity to animate a worm like > structure so I will get it over with: - > http://www.frankdodd.screaming.net/Tenticle.avi
Cool ! Reminds me a bit of "Wormboy" . I might even have the link , still . > After a little bit of a play with this I think the trick to producing a > snake like tenticle animation is to fix the snake motion path with a > nurbs curve and trace the motion along that curve (project file: > http://www.frankdodd.screaming.net/Tenticle_06.zip ) > Have fun, > Frank "The Rookie" Dodd Thanks for the project file . I was also using the RS CPU benchmarking scene with the swimming fish in it . Very nice movements are possible . studio www.niagara.com/~studio www.studiodynamics.net > > Tried various methods , nurbs curves rotate , Stef's > >'extrude a tentacle animation' technique , but nothing > >that looks snake-like enough . > > > > Is there an easy method to create a realistic looking > >snake-like tentacle ? > > > >Thanks In Advance . > > > >studio > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 17/03/2006 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.3/281 - Release Date: 3/14/2006 > >
