Subject: Re: Oooops...
Date: Fri, 27 May 94 10:09:14 CDT
From: setzer@comm.mot.com (Thomas Setzer)

>  - Tom Setzer
> >...
> >I played with bones, trying to achieve a flag or table cloth or curtain
> >effect.  No go  When you put bones side by side they do wierd things.  
> >Their effects are additive.  If you ovelap a number of faces, those over
> >lapping faces will add the effects of the bones.  If tey don't overlap,
> >then the boarder between the two won't move when you move the bones...
> 
> I've been using bones to do this - overlapping subgroups and all 
> and haven't had any problems.
> Keep trying - need more details to know what you're doing wrong.
> 

Heres my attempt to explain this using ascii....  The X represents the 
axes, the ~ shows the z axis.

 ___________________________________________________________
 |                                   =   *                  |
 |                                   =   *                  |
 |                                   =   *                  |
 |                                   =   *                  |
 |       X~               X~         =   *      X~          |
 |                                   =   *                  |
 |                                   =   *******************|
 |                                   +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+|
 |                                   +   *******************|
 |                                   +   *                  |
 |       X~               X~         +   *     X~           |
 |                                   +   *                  |
 |                                   +   *                  |
 |                                   +   *                  |
 |                                   +   *                  |
 ___________________________________________________________

The + outlines the big subgroup, the = outlines the big subgroup for the top,
The * represent the one end of the each small subgroup (there are two, I just
got lazy for this ascii drawing).  I tried varing combinations, like
having the two big subgrps overlap and the small subgrps share a common 
edge.  I also tried having the big subgrps share an edge and the small subgrps
not touching.  Different things had different effects(like a raised edge along
the +=+=+=+= when I used the first combination mentioned, seemingly the effects
of bones are additive (not that thats wrong, just trying to understand)).

Any hints and/or tips, clues, ideas, would be great.  Thanks.  

As to the questions(I've gotten several) of why not use disturb FX, I want
more control.  The control that bones gives.  And basically, I was 
experimenting.  Thats whats cool about Imagine, it doesn't limit you to 
whats not written in the manual.;)


Tom Setzer
setzer@ssd.comm.mot.com

"And of course, I'm a genius, so people are naturally drawn to my fiery
intellect.  Their admiration overwhelms their envy!" - Calvin


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