Maya: Parent a point from one object to another object?

Ralf_Reddings

I have two objects in my scene, a line called curve1 and a circle called nurbsCircle1. I want to attach one end of curve1 line to the nurbsCircle1 shape.

So that when I move the circle, one end of curve1 will always move with the circle, with the other side of curve1 always staying put. Something like this example

I have asked this question in other places like HERE but I did not get any answers. The only place that I got an answer from was Reddit but it was entirely in code:

import maya.cmds as mc
c = mc.circle()[0]
l = mc.curve(d=1,p=[(-1,0,0), (0,0,5)], k= (0,1))
cls = mc.cluster(l +'.cv[0]',)[1]
mc.select(c,cls)
mc.pathAnimation()

The code works and I do understand it but I am just switching to Maya and I wanted to understand how to do this with the UI first, then through code. Interestingly enough, the person mentions there are "a hundred ways" to do this.

Could someone share with me one way on how to do this with the UI?

Alex_J

i'm only familiar with joint rigging, but perhaps a cluster deformer might work for you? just an idea, havent done it myself
i believe a cluster deformer is kind of like selecting a component with soft selection enabled

this might also be of interest : 
Maya 2020 | Rivet Command (youtube.com)

Ralf_Reddings

@Alex_J

I completely missed your answer. Still new to this community. Pardon me. You was right, a cluster deformer was actually the answer I was looking for, I say this some weeks after having been giving this answer on another website.

Thank you for your help!