Shoelaces in 3dsmax4

[Jared]

Ok, i tried to do shoelaces i 3dsmax4 with lofted splines but it got all messed up.
I'm just wondering, is there another way than splines to do it, or is splines the better choice?

/Jared

[Afro]

Have you tried playing with making the splines that youve put in for shoe laces as renderable, then fidling with the thickness ?
That seems like one solution.

[insect]

Well, splines is the most used tool for modelling this type of objects. Though you may find these tuts useful:
http://www.joelertola.com/tutorials/knot/knot_1.html
http://www.joelertola.com/tutorials/knot/knot_2.html
http://www.joelertola.com/tutorials/knot/knot_3.html
http://www.joelertola.com/tutorials/knot/knot_4.html
(ever heard of modelling with bones? ;) )