Thank you so much, Cit, for taking the time to reply, as well as for the kind feedback!

Thinking back, when I explored XPresso, it was perhaps without a target, besides the feeling that I wanted to know. So little by little, I explored a few nodes.
The key part, from my point of view, is simple: knowing what one node provides and what another expects. Like is it a single number or a three-axis Vector, etc? This core knowledge often helps to unlock a problem.

Please ask if you hit any roadblocks. I'm happy to help.

Nodes, in any way, always feel overwhelming at first. It gets better with time. … and perhaps, at one point, the "thinking in nodes" kicks in. Then the fun starts, and I hope that everyone can experience that soon or later.

I learn constantly as well. Nodes open a huge new toolbox with nearly endless options.

Cheers

I'm glad that fits to your current setup needs, Cit.

Thanks for the reply.

Enjoy your project!

Hi Cit, thank so much for sharing this.

Works for me.

My best wishes for your project!

Thanks for opening a ticket, Cit!

Sorry for the extra work with that.

My best wishes

Hi Cit,

Thanks for the reply. Please have a look at this file. Could you open it and press play?
You might quickly find what is different when you enable the second of the tree example.
The imperfections I have introduced in the joint chain make it more perceptive to vertical motions.
Which I think is more natural-looking and perhaps more convincing. (Front view works best to compare those)

CV4_2025_drs_25_CAoc_11.c4d

Enjoy

Thanks for the reply, Cit,

Yes, the Field Driver is very useful and versatile.
Please let me know if you have any questions about Joints, Fields, and Field Driver.
Please feel free to open a new thread at any time when the subject changes so it is easier to search and find.

My best wishes

Hi Cit,

Thanks for the scene.

To get to the Default scene, please look at the image below. You can also drag any Simulation Scene into the Pyro Output See image. I assume that is the missing part. If you want to place the Pyro Output back to Default, use the button.
Screenshot 2024-10-13 at 7.42.33 PM.jpg

The Simulation scenes work independently. So you can have more setups in the same scene, and those will not interfere with each other. If you don't need separation, you don't need to work with the extra objects. Use the default.

To have both "Kill" options as discussed. Use the scene's two set-ups and save each as preset with a proper name.
CV4_2025_drs_24_PYki_01.c4d

All the best

Thank you very much for the reply and feedback, pizza-revenue.

My best wishes for the project.

Hi, pizza-revenue,

Yes, that is my impression. As long as the Connectors stay 100%, the energy doesn't change based on the connectors. So, the energy must come from the energy that the simulation calculates. I would say that the initial state holds old energy, but there is something working on it; otherwise, it would be static.

Example:
CV4_2024_drs_24_SIis_11.c4d
Press play and observe the slider Target Length of the Connector.
This is how I explore those things. Make little test scenes. Then, different ones to double-check.

I thought about making it editable, but not knowing in which state they are when connected made me uncertain. I like to work with files here, not guessing.
This doesn't mean I have a solution in the "drawer". Sorry.

Cheers