restricting Displacement for a cylindrical normal move

[Dr. Sassi]

Hi schnoidl,

Please have a look here:
CV4_2024_drs_24_ANbw_01.c4d

If I got this right, I used a Plain Effector set to Deform and Point, which allows for what you describe.

Press Play.

As a side note, please check the Sphere Field> Remapping> Contour> Curve and explore what it does for your project.

My best wishes

[schnoidl]

good morning. I tried that, thank you, but the distortion is asymmetrical. I want to introduce wrinkles going the long way. My second post above is close but the distortion isn't affecting the Y axis.

[schnoidl]

also, was there supposed to be a file attached/linked? thanks

[Dr. Sassi]

Good Morning to you! (It is 8:17pm here on the Pacific Coast.)

Yes, schnoidl, there is a file, but I have to post the text before I can place it there. Then I can upload it; with that extra step, the loaded file doesn't appear in the email.

The Z direction might need to be larger than 123456789 to stretch the noise along z so much that it doesn't change for this object.

Here is another approach, perhaps, that allows you a better art direction via the Vertex tag.

CV4_2024_drs_24_ANbw_11.c4d

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All the best

[Dr. Sassi]

P.S.: One more.

I have created two Vertex maps so the fine-tuning can happen in the Restriction Tag

CV4_2024_drs_24_ANbw_12.c4d

[schnoidl]

winner!! always so simple...once you know the answer. thanks again!

[schnoidl]

gets us almost all the way there, but i can't seem to control the shape. would like the creases to go the length of the middle part, with a smoother overall shape. right now the sphere field is leaving two lumps on the ends, followed by low rings, then the good distortion starts.
I tried FFD/Mesh deformer, but it only affected the lumps on the ends?
also would be nice if it used a single vertex map, so i could draw in a little more randomness. thank you.

[Dr. Sassi]

Hi schnoidl,

Please have a look here:

CV4_2024_drs_24_ANbw_13.c4d

I adjusted the Curve, and it is flat, with no "lumps"
The restriction tag has two Vertex Maps, so you can set the "valleys' " depth.

All the best

[schnoidl]

well that's about as perfect as I dare ask for. thank you for your help!!

[Dr. Sassi]

You're very welcome, schnoidl, it was fun to go through it.

My best wishes for your project.

[schnoidl]

here's a different project i did last year, that was fun. I don't usually get to fun ; )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ax39wQ4zU0

[Dr. Sassi]

Thanks for sharing, schnoidl!

Yes, I see and feel the fun in it. Well done.