Follow Surface

Submitted by Shawn Lewis on Fri, 2006-10-20 20:45
35 votes
Version: 
1.1
Date Updated: 
04/10/2002

"Here's a script to allow an object to follow the contours/etc. of another object. It's called 'Follow_Surface' and it will enable you to have an object follow a surface even if the surface is animated. You can also follow the surface with a time delay (like a buoy does when it's floating on water)."

Version Requirement: 
4
Video URL: 
Links
Download URL: 
http://www.scriptspot.com/Scripts/web_upload/Shawn Lewis/follow_surface11.zip

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dvieneira's picture
Submitted by dvieneira on Wed, 2018-02-28 12:15.

Rotation

Would be nice is the objects could rotate when dummy does like a boat on the ocean

kavek's picture
Submitted by kavek on Sat, 2016-03-05 01:20.

Thank you!

it doesn't work max 2012 please make short tutorial

3Dsoldier's picture
Submitted by 3Dsoldier on Tue, 2014-09-09 03:28.

Amazing but..

This script is amazing, exectly what I need but I don't know why when I use it the objects rotate 180 degree on z axis as you can see in the attached image. There is something to change into the script?
Someone can tell me how to fix it?

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Submitted by polytrauma on Fri, 2013-07-05 01:49.

so much better

Since the conform spacewarp is such a lame duck and building a rotational spring with points, constraints and spring controllers is tedious and has bad performance, too, this is really a great script! The only thing i miss from conform WSM is the possibility to change projection direction with the control dummy. Would it be possible to implement that without ruining the performance?

chado's picture
Submitted by chado on Mon, 2011-09-19 00:34.

Thank you!

Shawn, thanks for script!
But, I have one question: HOW make that object move only Z axis and not rotate?
For example, I want it use on car's wheel.

mad's picture
Submitted by mad on Mon, 2011-02-07 13:55.

if i understand correctly you

if i understand correctly you want to control rotation of the object by yourself (or helper) there is an easy way to achieve this by removig rotation script expression and replacing it by euler xyz and link it anyway you want or by your own script to control rotation

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Submitted by noel_d3 on Mon, 2011-02-07 09:52.

Thx !!!

This is a really good script, thank you!

Here's a suggestion for improvement : There should be an intermediate parent in order to keep control of rotation of the object. As if we apply the script on a point and that we attach the object to this point.

leon

LORDOFMAX's picture
Submitted by LORDOFMAX on Wed, 2011-02-02 10:53.

good job

wow,,I like it,,good job

mad's picture
Submitted by mad on Wed, 2011-02-02 08:39.

thanks a lot for this!

thanks a lot for this!

frnkcrnk's picture
Submitted by frnkcrnk on Fri, 2009-07-31 08:28.

I'll try it.

I'll try it.

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