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1. Wraping a cord like object around another object in Maya

   

   Topic by biofrost · Jul 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   I modeled this cord straight and I want to wrap it around the cylinder object in the background but after some searching I can't seem to find out how to go about doing this.

2. Re: Wraping a cord like object around another object in Maya

   

   Reply by nullfed · Jul 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   1.First off, select or create an edgeloop in your large cylindrical object and go to Modify>Conver>Polygon Edges to Curve 2. Select the cord object and the curve you made and in the animation menu set go to Animate>Motion Paths>Attach to Motion path 3. Then with the cord still selected, go to Animate>Motion Paths>Flow Path…

3. Re: Wraping a cord like object around another object in Maya

   

   Reply by biofrost · Jul 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   Thanks Lamont that seemed to have worked, and Mark that script while not helping the fix was a awesome find im going to be putting that script to good use soon.

4. Re: Wraping a cord like object around another object in Maya

   

   Reply by biofrost · Jul 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   Ran into a problem and im not quite sure what is causing it.

5. Re: Wraping a cord like object around another object in Maya

   

   Reply by Lamont · Jul 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   Off the top of my head first guess would be the "World Up Type" for the curve properties. Select the curve then Attributes>MotionPath>MotionPath Attributes>World Up Type. Change to like Vector. Maybe. Give it a shot.

6. Re: Wraping a cord like object around another object in Maya

   

   Reply by Mark Dygert · Jul 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   Ahh well that sucks... I remember there was a fix, I just don't remember where it was. It must of come up in a thread similar to MoPs thread or about the same time.

7. Re: Wraping a cord like object around another object in Maya

   

   Reply by CheeseOnToast · Jul 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   @ haiddasalami : yeah, but maya applies the value to the upper and lower bend, so you get a full circle by entering pi. @ Mark : no, it's just a nice interface that replaces the paint effects one. The problem is still there.

8. Re: Wraping a cord like object around another object in Maya

   

   Reply by Mark Dygert · Jul 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   I think MoP wrote a script that flips some deeply hidden switches that cures that problem? http://www.ldaustinart.com/paul/index.php?cat=scripts&type=maya I remember a thread about that twist before and there was a way to make it stop... I thought mops script fixes that... but I can't be sure... In Max its incredibly easy…

9. Re: Wraping a cord like object around another object in Maya

   

   Reply by haiddasalami · Jul 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   @Cheese: Isnt a full circle 2pi radians? One pi radian is 180 degrees.

10. Re: Wraping a cord like object around another object in Maya

    

    Reply by CheeseOnToast · Jul 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

    For this object I wouldn't bother using a motion path. A bend deformer will do the job in a cleaner way. Go to the animate menu, then do Create Deformers > Nonlinear > Bend. In the bend curvature field, enter 3.142 (this field is in radians, not degrees, so you need to enter the value of Pi for a full circle). You'll…