Hi
I am trying to find a tutorial on how to achieve that fluid ribbon flying past camera effect. Very bendy, very fast. It dosn't have to be a flat ribbon, it can be a box. It's the basic principle that I am after
thanks
Have you looked up Nonlinear Deformers?
Hit the maya help and look them up.
Also look into Softbodies, and if you are using Maya Unlimited, maya cloth or maya hair.
Any of those things can assist you in what you want to do.
Theres a nother rather efficient way too, but be carefull with the bounding box size, you may want to have a gummy object to controll this.
Works well fir fish ribbons etc.
First animate a ribbon flat mov evertices at ine end to make the tail wiggle, then attach it to a motion path and flow it along the motion path.
Thanks I'll give that all a go.
ta