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      fall-picture last edited by Dr. Sassi

      Hello, I would like to achieve a consistently smooth drawing effect with rounded corners during the animation.Logo reveal_troubleshooting_01.jpg Logo reveal_troubleshooting_02.jpgI attempted to use a Spline Mask to reveal the object, but encountered shape mismatches. Additionally, animating the points of the spline proved challenging as there was no option to apply an easing curve to those keyframes, resulting in a strange-looking animation. I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide some techniques to help me achieve the desired effect, particularly when working with a 3D object that needs to react to bevel edges and geometry.
      C4D scene screen recording using Spline Mask :https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_JdnST7KaL5d4xhEnJutuWfGM-F6H61h/view?usp=sharing

      Thank you in advance for your assistance.

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        Dr. Sassi last edited by Dr. Sassi

        Hi fall-picture,

        Please have a look below:

        CV4_2023_drs_23_ANlg_01.c4d

        I have left a few generators off; please switch them on (or off) to your needs.

        The Volume Builder/Mesher creates the main work, but I find that a Remesh with a lower polygon in a combinations Subdivision Surface creates smoother surfaces.

        There are other options, like the Smooth Deformer. Either way, those setups are great when baked into Alembic. The option of Time Remapping helps tremendously to art direct more or less in real-time.

        To animate a Spline-based construction, perhaps consider using the PoseMorph, and shaping with your needs. Note that Vertices must be the exact count if you use several shapes for the Pose Morph, which can be achieved with a MoSpline.

        If you have any other questions regarding this, please share a scene file. Images and videos are nice, but I can't get all the data that I would get from a demo project file. Thanks for using Google Drive; very much appreciated.

        Cheers

        Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
        Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
        Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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          fall-picture @Dr. Sassi last edited by

          @Dr-Sassi Thank you for your quick response Dr. Sassi. Just found some tutorials about Volume Builder I am going to try. In the meantime here is a C4D project. Smile_animation_reveal.c4d

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            Dr. Sassi last edited by

            Thanks for the feedback, fall-picture, I hope the Volume Object keeps you busy 🙂

            All the best

            Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
            Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
            Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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