Cinema 4D: Make A Dynamic Spline Hold Weight

In this tutorial we create a dynamic spline that can hold the weight of a rigid body. This is done by using a spring object. This video shows you how to set this up.
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Can I get some help. I don'r wanna ask on C4D Cafe I want to make a ragdoll hung by a noose (dynamic spline). If you follow me I can message you my e-mail. Sorry to harp on but this is the most stuck I have ever been and I don't want to cheat what I am trying to achieve.

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beautiful and useful.but I don’t know how to make it moved smoothly

[@hunkerdown2344]

Thanks again for your tutorials. For some reason yours are the ones that often provide the missing link. I'm making a hot air balloon and using the dynamic spring I am getting a lot of side to side sway of the basket that is unwanted. I can't seem to get the settings right. Any ideas?

[@DIGITALMEAT]

This might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5bbiKmOncd6qK8

[@Tyler-zb6ec]

Is there a reason my object isnt rotating when I drag the spline around? It follows but stays oriented to the Y...

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[@rossleeson8626]

I am having a bit of trouble here. I am trying to make a noose with a ragdoll hanging from it, the noose it attached to a Balloon. I've got a constraint on the ballon to the rope spline, then a noose which I have editable attached to the bottom of the rope, the rope around the neck is yet to made, and the ragdoll yet to be put in. My Balloon doesn't react at all when I move it neither does the noose part, when I move them or attempt to animate ? So say if I grab the null and rotate it do the rope falls the noose part just stays put, it did move but I undone something (not the constraint or spring), and when I dropped it it was attached properly. I would like to attach the spring to a polygon point ? is that possible ?

[@DIGITALMEAT]

yes, in the spring tag settings you have the option to attach to point

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[@rossleeson8626]

Does this work with Reeper x instead of a sweep ? Say if I make it will three swept helixes, around the spine, do I have to add the same dynamics and set point to the null as the main spline (the one you have) ?Sorry to keep asking. Once this part is done I can actually start blocking and animating, but this bit is murdering me.

[@rossleeson8626]

It simply won't do what I want it too.

[@DIGITALMEAT]

Should work with reaper x, i think it's just a posh sweep, give it a go.

[@rossleeson8626]

it is working now I started again and baked in the animation. I made a few silly mistakes before. Thank You :)

[@brianbarber2188]

Thanks for this, I got it working great, but I need to change the length of the string spline. I can't seem to do that. Would the constrain or dynamics tags make the spline uneditable?

[@DIGITALMEAT]

You need to adjust your spline length, then reset your rest length in the spring.

[@brianbarber2188]

TXH - I can't seem to adjust the spline length, if I grab a point or all of it, scale it etc, the cursor moves, but then snaps back to the original position. I'm a total noob, so I'm sure I'm doing something stupid, sorry

[@DIGITALMEAT]

@@brianbarber2188 - try removing the spline dynamics tag by putting it on an empty null, make your changes, then put it back.

[@brianbarber2188]

Thx, that works, but when I put the spline dynamics tag back, it stretched the spline back out. I tried clearing the "Fixed" thing in spline dynamics, but that didn't seem to help. I don't want to waste your time, I'll try to rebuild it once I figure out the exact length I need. (because I also screwed up some other things messing with it.) Thx for the help and the tutorial - very much appreciated. @@@DIGITALMEAT

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@@brianbarber2188 - when you re-add the spline dynamics tag you have to reset your spline rest length because it has now changed, glad you are liking the tutorials.

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😅😅 That's not the first time I've heard that, and I have no idea why!

[@NaitorStudios]

How do i make a closed spline that has physics and do not break or stretch?

[@DIGITALMEAT]

You could use the soft body tag for this.

[@BrainInACat]

this was quite hard to follow. not because of the tutorial but because of the complexity of the lesson. ned to try it once i up my skills again i think

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This is quite an old tutorial, i think my public speaking is probably a lot better now.

[@reekhavoker]

I know this is an old video, but do you know how to make the sweep object interactive?

[@DIGITALMEAT]

as in a dynamic collider?

[@reekhavoker]

I'm not sure about the terminology (I'm fairly new to modeling in general) but I mean to make the rope interact with collidable objects

[@DIGITALMEAT]

You could probably do this with spline dynamics and spline colliders, just set the diameter of the spline interaction to match the sweep thickness

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Thanks, that worked well Love your tutorials btw

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При падении точка фиксации сплайна отстает от объекта, как это исправить?

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