pocket trouble

[monkeyface]

This is modelling problem that I have with Softimage surfaces. I have to create a T-shirt with a small pocket on the left side of the chest. Sounds simple enough, but my problem arises as I also need to animate an object falling into it, stretching the pocket and warping itself around the object. Can anyone help me with this, preferably without using polygons (unless there is no other choice). I am using Softimage 3.9 on Windows NT, all help are appreciated.

Thanks

[moss]

U can try using Effects-Animated Shrinkwrap in the Motion module provided u use b-spline or NURBS for the pocket. Simply animate the object's movement first, Anim-shrinkwrap, select the object, then the pocket, then a duplicate of the pocket translated in the direction u want the warping to point (turn on modelling relation to be able to adjust the duplicate). Make sure ur object touches the inside of the pocket first and not the mouth of the pocket. Hope this helps.