Dop And Foreach

[Zanozza]

Hi!

Is it possible to let this working together?

Idea is to create dynamic procedural chain. Foreach should create hinge constraint between 2 boxes on input.

Thank you!

[hoknamahn]

Do you want to avoid expensive SDFs?

Edited January 28, 2008 by hoknamahn

[Zanozza]

I just trying to create fully procedural dynamic chain. I need to have all chain' member constrainted, 2, 10 or 100, pair by pair.

Thank you!

[hoknamahn]

I just trying to create fully procedural dynamic chain. I need to have all chain' member constrainted, 2, 10 or 100, pair by pair.

Thank you!

You could draw a curve, model a chain and then use Copy SOP with a simple expression on it (and your chain will be completely procedural) but this way requires expensive SDF calculation.

[Hazoc]

You could draw a curve, model a chain and then use Copy SOP with a simple expression on it (and your chain will be completely procedural) but this way requires expensive SDF calculation.

Yep. This way you get a collision based chain. But does anyone know a neat way to create constraint based(breakable?) chains ? I suppose that apply contraint relationship with anchor&goal point stamping is the key but haven't got to try it yet.

[old school]

Here's a nice example of setting up procedural constraint between boxes to form a chain. Uses the Apply Relationship DOP: copy-stamping for DOPs.

box_chain.hip

[old school]

And if you want to do snapping constraints, have a look at this file of a breaking bridge.

road_collapse_step03.hip

[Zanozza]

Thank you for your answers!

...I didn't knew this one-year-old theme will survive

And thank you, old school, for interesting scene!

Edited February 6, 2009 by Zanozza

[Hazoc]

Awesome! Thanks!

"evil_teapot" Hahaha..