Catenary measure

[AlexC]

Hello
I'm having a bit of a doubt about something...
If I have a straight spline I put in a catenary to give it some sag, then convert it to object, and measure it using the Xpresso Spline node, I feel like the length is not correct...
I took the spline that had a catenarty, converted it to object (to bake it the catenary), then measured it with Xpresso.
I then use the Spline>Straighten tool to see if they had the same length, and indeed they do...

How can I obtain the lenght of the spline + Catenary?

Thanks!

[Dr. Sassi]

Hi AlexC,

That is new to me. Anyway, here is a simple "Measurement Tool":

CV4_2024_drs_24_XPcl_01.c4d

Click on the Orange Layered Null, go to User Data, and drag the Spline in question into it.

I hope that helps

Cheers

[AlexC]

Amazing...this is such a great little widget/tool to have!

Thank you Sassi!

[Dr. Sassi]

Thank you very much for the feedback, AlexC.

When you use Sag>Fixed, the entered value matches very closely.

My best wishes for your project!