Thanks so much Darkhorse. I think I had seen someone else use it on a tentacle a while back but I can't for the life of me find who to give credit (which is really annoying). It just struck me as a fantastic technique.
In the Bezier Curve panel (the one where you set the resolution of the curve), there is an option named Twist Method. Try setting that to Z-Up - you should be able to do more with just the one curve using that setting. You can also edit the tilt of a ppint by right-clickign on it, and selecting Tilt (or using CMD/CTL-T).
The z-fighting you experience at 2:20 is due to you adding to much to the viewport clip end. Multiply both clip start and end by 10. Should be enough. No more z-fighting.
Reminds me of the time when I had to make a diverter in Inventor for a steel plant in South Africa. I used a curve to describe the side profile and the top down profile then made a surface, sort of a curtain from the top down one then curve projected the side profile onto the surface. Then i made a bunch of points along the curve 250mm apart (for the diverter pipe) then 25mm (for spacing between the pipes) i had to hand place about 150 pipes (cause a pattern followed a normal of the projected curve that I could not change). Pain in the ass but it worked like a charm. So this is as much of a pleasant video for road making (I am big into Battletech) as it is PTSD from curve fitting hahahah.
I do find it interesting that both curves are deforming along the X. I'd thought the vertical curve would deform the Z .. but now that I've had a bit of a think. It makes better sense, since the road is only extended along the X. Thanks for the tip.
Note: Curve modifier doesn't work well when selecting axes other than X. You'd think it would be agnostic to it, but it's not. See for yourself. Make the same road, but make it go along other axes (Y, or Z), then make curves. The modifier will work differently!
I’m trying to figure out how to do something that would be useful in designs: is there a way to inset an object and have it bring “negative space” with it? For example, placing window objects in a wall: is there a way you have the window as an object that can be placed and merged and is inset to the wall?
@BalanceAtTubas that's normally what you'd do. You could parent two objects together (the boolean cutter which I'd normally do in wireframe and then the other object. Then do the booleans once moved into place. I wonder if you could do it with Geonodes though 🤔
I listen to your videos through my studio monitors and I've noticed you don't use a roll off filter on the audio low end(or a steep enough one). Pretty often some of your harder clicks/strokes will make a deep boom that feels like someones trying to break in. Consider running a high pass filter around 40 -50 HZ at around 24db on your audio.
what about the difference of using the Array along a curve in the array modifier? how does that compare to this technique? I've seen lots of different ways of modeling chains, tenticles and tails. This has a lot of moving parts its seems. Give greater control but I wonder if it is the best way. Espicially for chains. cause you would want each link to not deform. I remeber your video for the chain sword using a plain instancing to combat that. its that the best way to do a chain or could you use this way?
For a rotating part (where the start and the end needs to be the same location) it isn't very easy to use. But in other instances it could help as you can use the normals of just one curve instead of worrying about the twists as you flex the curve in multiple directions. I'm not sure I can think of a huge number of applicable uses, but on this road if you wanted to use the curve to animate cars moving along the bridge perhaps as you don't want the cars twisting around. Though there are other ways to get around that.
It will be easy if one curve will be sufficient having option to flatten the profile to act roadlike because such option is available in other 3d software.
When you use curve with the array modifier, you have the option “fit curve” in the array length field, if you want.
Oh very true. I wouldn't for a road as I want it to carry on after but that can be really helpful.
I didn't even consider using two separate curves with two separate curve modifiers! Thanks for sharing! You always come up with something interesting!
Thanks so much Darkhorse. I think I had seen someone else use it on a tentacle a while back but I can't for the life of me find who to give credit (which is really annoying). It just struck me as a fantastic technique.
In the Bezier Curve panel (the one where you set the resolution of the curve), there is an option named Twist Method. Try setting that to Z-Up - you should be able to do more with just the one curve using that setting. You can also edit the tilt of a ppint by right-clickign on it, and selecting Tilt (or using CMD/CTL-T).
Good tips 👍🏻
I love it! I'm about to work on some tree roots. This is the perfect workflow 👍 Thanks for sharing ✌️
Oh nice use! Great idea.
The z-fighting you experience at 2:20 is due to you adding to much to the viewport clip end. Multiply both clip start and end by 10. Should be enough. No more z-fighting.
Good call. 👍🏻
nice, thanks for the tip😃
Nice. It would have never occurred to me to use two curves to solve that problem Very useful, as always.
Thanks so much 😁 As always thanks for taking the time to comment chameleon
Reminds me of the time when I had to make a diverter in Inventor for a steel plant in South Africa. I used a curve to describe the side profile and the top down profile then made a surface, sort of a curtain from the top down one then curve projected the side profile onto the surface. Then i made a bunch of points along the curve 250mm apart (for the diverter pipe) then 25mm (for spacing between the pipes) i had to hand place about 150 pipes (cause a pattern followed a normal of the projected curve that I could not change). Pain in the ass but it worked like a charm. So this is as much of a pleasant video for road making (I am big into Battletech) as it is PTSD from curve fitting hahahah.
😂😂😂 I hope it was mostly positive and you haven't been left hiding in the corner of the room.
Neat! I'll keep this in mind.
I hope it's helpful 😁
Wow!!! Just Great!!! 👍😉
Thanks so much Mark 😁
Very nice.
Cheers 😁
Great, thank you ...
No worries. Happy to be able to show something useful
Thanks, that could be very useful
😁 My pleasure.
That's a neat trick! Thanks for the upload 👍
My pleasure.
I do find it interesting that both curves are deforming along the X. I'd thought the vertical curve would deform the Z .. but now that I've had a bit of a think. It makes better sense, since the road is only extended along the X. Thanks for the tip.
My pleasure.
Note: Curve modifier doesn't work well when selecting axes other than X. You'd think it would be agnostic to it, but it's not. See for yourself. Make the same road, but make it go along other axes (Y, or Z), then make curves. The modifier will work differently!
@@eitantal726 Very true. There are other modifiers that are the same, simple bend for example.
Just adding a comment because that helps promote this. Great stuff - very useful tips.
Thanks so much Neil, hugely appreciated. 😁👍
I’m trying to figure out how to do something that would be useful in designs: is there a way to inset an object and have it bring “negative space” with it? For example, placing window objects in a wall: is there a way you have the window as an object that can be placed and merged and is inset to the wall?
Do you mean by having a boolean object impacting the wall as well?
@@ArtisansofVaul Yes, I think. My only thought is to have a cutter object I have to Boolean cut first, then Boolean add the detail object in.
@BalanceAtTubas that's normally what you'd do. You could parent two objects together (the boolean cutter which I'd normally do in wireframe and then the other object. Then do the booleans once moved into place. I wonder if you could do it with Geonodes though 🤔
Awesome tutorial. ^_^
Thanks so much 😁
I listen to your videos through my studio monitors and I've noticed you don't use a roll off filter on the audio low end(or a steep enough one). Pretty often some of your harder clicks/strokes will make a deep boom that feels like someones trying to break in. Consider running a high pass filter around 40 -50 HZ at around 24db on your audio.
Thanks for the advice, audio is far from my speciality so that's really appreciated. Now to go off and research what most of that meant 😅
what about the difference of using the Array along a curve in the array modifier? how does that compare to this technique? I've seen lots of different ways of modeling chains, tenticles and tails. This has a lot of moving parts its seems. Give greater control but I wonder if it is the best way. Espicially for chains. cause you would want each link to not deform. I remeber your video for the chain sword using a plain instancing to combat that. its that the best way to do a chain or could you use this way?
For a rotating part (where the start and the end needs to be the same location) it isn't very easy to use. But in other instances it could help as you can use the normals of just one curve instead of worrying about the twists as you flex the curve in multiple directions. I'm not sure I can think of a huge number of applicable uses, but on this road if you wanted to use the curve to animate cars moving along the bridge perhaps as you don't want the cars twisting around. Though there are other ways to get around that.
It will be easy if one curve will be sufficient having option to flatten the profile to act roadlike because such option is available in other 3d software.
👍🏻