Hanging strands?

[NightroadAX]

Hey guys, I'm using this tutorial here: http://caffeineabuse.blogspot.com/2013/ ... erent.html
to create strands between multiple points. How would I go about making a controllable amount of slack in the strands?
I'm hoping to get something a bit like the 24-second mark in this video:http://vimeo.com/23902379
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

[druitre]

Do you know Fabricio Chamon compounds? He did one called 'ageing cobwebs' (or so I think it's called) that has such a control. You should be able to look in that one to figure out how it can be done.

Good luck!

[fabricio.chamon]

Here you go:

profile 0 -> 1 = first to last strand offset multiplier.

compound: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17263464/ICE/O ... Fcurve.rar
image:

[druitre]

Ha! That's who I meant!

Hello Fabricio (btw, your cobwebscompound has been useful to me in the past, thanks)

[Bullit]

Is it possible to connect to other strand?

Reason is if necessary to cut. I think it is only possible to cut by strand extremities, so where two strands connect maybe it is possible to happen a cut.

[fabricio.chamon]

Ha! That's who I meant!

Hello Fabricio (btw, your cobwebscompound has been useful to me in the past, thanks)

Hi Druitre thanks for the pointer. Good to hear you have been using those compounds...
Maybe I will find some time to update, it could run a lot faster.

@Bullit: yes you can choose random strand segments on another points to connect to. Here is some experiment:

scene:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17263464/ICE/s ... ctions.rar
image:

[Bullit]

Thanks.

[NightroadAX]

Very cool, thanks, it's just what I was aiming for! Will dig through it to learn more