bend a chain along a spline

[Anonymous]

Ive created a chain link, put it in a row and attached them all so they are a single object. Then I made a spline that wraps around a beam. Put a PathDeform (WSM) on the chain and selected the spline as the path to deform to.

The problem is that the chain links bend to follow the spine. How can I make it so the links of the chain stay rigid and not bend to the spline, yet the chain as a whole follow the spline.

Make sense?

Dean

[Anonymous]

No ideas out there??

[Anonymous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8dC9djsck

or maybe this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuDNxZ0sLoo

much better with massfx

[Anonymous]

Hi Pyro777

I put this together using a series of bones set to SplineIKSolver.  Each bone connects exactly where the chain links connect.  I've linked each chain link to a bone.  I get a bit of separation between the chain link when I move the spline around.  But it's generally pretty good.  Let me know if you want a better breakdown of the process.

Alex

[Anonymous]

Well, I'm glad you were able to make it work for you. I have never used bones and splineiksolver and dont have time right now to learn something new. 😞  I've already just aranged the links by hand. Thanks.