[maya] Constraint curve to a point on another curve

onionhead_o

basically I need a Children curve that constraints to a point on the parent curve, which will follows the curve point/parameter as the parent curve moves and rotates.

How do you guys go about doing this ?

edit: maya 2011

antweiler

Select the "children" curve, then the one you want it to follow, then attach it to the "parent" as a motion path.
Animate->Motion Paths->Attach to MotionPath
You can the animate the position on the curve on the motion path node

gray

what version of maya are you in.

see if you can figure this out. it should open in a recent version.

http://speedy.sh/5uT88/curve.ma

edit:
you can try to open the ma file and change the two lines at the top that say 2012 to 2011.

it works in 2012 so it might work in 2011.

onionhead_o

Thanks Gray. ill check it out

gray

if that file is what your after and you can not figure it out then there is a few other ways to do something similar.

onionhead_o

Sry Gray i tried opening it in 2012, it gives me syntax error. mb im doin something wrong

gray

try this one. created in 2012.

http://speedy.sh/5ucj8/curve.ma