caskal Posted Tuesday at 06:56 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:56 PM (edited) Hi magicians, I need to create this magnetic chain effect, any overall ideas on how to tackle it? Any advice will be helpful. Thanks! chrome_wbKHieExLp.mp4 Edited Tuesday at 06:57 PM by caskal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caskal Posted Wednesday at 07:29 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 07:29 PM Update, using spring constraints and adjusting dynamically, but im struggling to magnet on the tip and create that connection like the reference any thoughts? houdini_LxHtAHVQ3h.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom Posted Friday at 03:52 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:52 PM Ask chat... Quote inside houdini, I have equal height cylinders sitting on a ground plane. They are arranged in a pattern spiraling inward. I'm trying to create a visual effect where the outer, first cylinder becomes magnetized and dynamically attracts each neighboring cylinder, physically connecting, eventually forming a straight line of cylinders at the end. I didn't get an exact solution out of ChatGPT, but I did ask it to write Houdini python code to generate a scene. Perhaps there is something in here you could lift? ap_spiral_to_magnetic_line_051526.hiplc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepu Posted Friday at 04:14 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:14 PM Also it would help to share what you have so people can help and not start from the begging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caskal Posted Friday at 04:32 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 04:32 PM Hi guys, @Atom I've tried claude, some nice overall instructions but the python scene was pretty broken. This is what I have so far, at least i got a better understanding on how to approach it. houdini_XyQkhMDgGS.mp4 That said, Louis Manjares on Facebook (which also gave me some hints) tackled the reference exactly, love his result: chrome_o97jFalZu9.mp4 Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fencer Posted Saturday at 05:03 AM Share Posted Saturday at 05:03 AM (edited) Simple way to define magnetic side initially, more fun is to find out side on fly by availability, distance etc. magnet_chain_v01.hipnc Edited Saturday at 05:04 AM by fencer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caskal Posted 3 hours ago Author Share Posted 3 hours ago @fencer whoa thats an INSANE result! thanks for sharing the hip, im gonna check it now and study, didn't know RBD could be this fun. Thanks again! appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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