Cloner wont clone Spline Wrap animation
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Hi Dr Sassi,
Im trying to animate a slinky using the spline wrap, I've cloned the animation several times, then offset the animation with the step effector to make it look continuous.
If I bake the animation as an alembic file and clone that it clones fine and the effect works nicely.
However if I try to clone the spline wrapped object it just wont clone (even if I put it inside a CONNECT).
If I set the clone mode to RENDER INSTANCE, it will clone, but then the step effector wont work.
Do you think this is a bug preventing splinewrapped animation being able to be cloned?
I've attached a file with a few tests, none of which seem to clone correctly.
Any ideas? Or is baking as alembic the only way?
Cheers
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Hi MaverickMongoose,
Please have a look here:
The Instance version needs a little bit different setup. It becomes clear what happens when you make the Cloner Editable from the file in your post. They are all in the same place.
I am not clear what the Step Effect was supposed to do. Please let me know.
Cheers
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Did you switch the instance mode to muli-instance?
Basically, I want it to look like a continuous animation like the attached wetransfer.
I use the step effector to offset the animation to make it continuous.
But it seems I have to bake as alembic for it to work
https://we.tl/t-RJ6jfpbd3I
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Thanks for the file, Ricardo.
I have set up the file how I would do it, no Step Effector.
Please have a look here:
It is relatively simple; I guess you can see how it is done with a few clicks. The Keyframes are set to "Repeat After", so you can set any time or length.
If there are any questions, please let me know.
Cheers
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Thats a really interesting way to do it, never would have thought of that!
Brilliant as usual, thanks Sassi!
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You're very welcome, Ricardo, but you delivered the initial idea. Thank you for that.
My best wishes for your project.
