Arrow follow path and bend

james182 · 17-06-2005, 04:48 AM

what i'm trying to is to get an arrow to follow a path which i can do.

But what i need help in is getting the arrow to bend to the path, so if the path went up and down the arrow would bend up and down when it reached that section.
any help thnks

MaggieQue · 17-06-2005, 12:57 PM

I use PathDeform (WSM) modifier (animate "Percent") for the arrow "stick", for the arrow head, I used Attachment Constraint (Animation > Constraints > Attachment Constraint) if u don't want to change the arrow head shape.

MaggieQue · 17-06-2005, 01:03 PM

The spline will always be the path.

MaggieQue · 17-06-2005, 01:15 PM

For this one, the whole arrow are 1 object, use PathDeform (WSM) only, so the arrow head change shape a little bit.

Tequila · 23-06-2005, 09:35 PM

Hi, I tried to bind a camera on a path. It works, but the problem is, that the camera only move the way but doesn't rotate with the direction of the path. Can anybody help. (I use 3dsmax)

MaggieQue · 23-06-2005, 10:03 PM

Hi, take a look the motion panel > Path Parameters rollout > Under Path Options group, check "Follow".

unstopable88 · 24-06-2005, 12:07 AM

Any one Know how to get the Keyframe bar to pop up on 3d max 7?

17-06-2005, 04:48 AM	#1
james182 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Arrow follow path and bend what i'm trying to is to get an arrow to follow a path which i can do. But what i need help in is getting the arrow to bend to the path, so if the path went up and down the arrow would bend up and down when it reached that section. any help thnks

17-06-2005, 12:57 PM	#2
MaggieQue Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,326 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	I use PathDeform (WSM) modifier (animate "Percent") for the arrow "stick", for the arrow head, I used Attachment Constraint (Animation > Constraints > Attachment Constraint) if u don't want to change the arrow head shape. __________________ My Homepage CandyGirl.2ya.com My Singapore Cross-Stitch Meetup Group

17-06-2005, 01:03 PM	#3
MaggieQue Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,326 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	The spline will always be the path. __________________ My Homepage CandyGirl.2ya.com My Singapore Cross-Stitch Meetup Group

17-06-2005, 01:15 PM	#4
MaggieQue Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,326 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	For this one, the whole arrow are 1 object, use PathDeform (WSM) only, so the arrow head change shape a little bit. __________________ My Homepage CandyGirl.2ya.com My Singapore Cross-Stitch Meetup Group

23-06-2005, 09:35 PM	#5
Tequila Used Register Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dresden (Germany) Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi, I tried to bind a camera on a path. It works, but the problem is, that the camera only move the way but doesn't rotate with the direction of the path. Can anybody help. (I use 3dsmax) __________________ My Online Portfolio

23-06-2005, 10:03 PM	#6
MaggieQue Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,326 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Hi, take a look the motion panel > Path Parameters rollout > Under Path Options group, check "Follow". __________________ My Homepage CandyGirl.2ya.com My Singapore Cross-Stitch Meetup Group

24-06-2005, 12:07 AM	#7
unstopable88 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Savannah Geogia (only for School) Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Any one Know how to get the Keyframe bar to pop up on 3d max 7?

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