[Sidefx-houdini-list] Copy SOP

[Andrew D Lyons]

That helps.

It is odd to see that you have a resample SOP with even length
segments set - and yet the distance between the boxes is not regular.
!?! If the distance between the boxes was regular - and your base
bridge curve had consistent curvature - you could slightly twist your
box (twist sop) to have it inter-penetrate.

Otherwise you would have to hand model - or come up with some
elaborate dynamics based solution that would probably take you 20
times longer to set up than hand modelling.

Cheers

On 06/03/2008, Chandra Maharzan <chandra at digital.com.np> wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
>  Heres the link if you can see (network and the crossing cards)
>  http://www.digital.com.np/cm/crossing.jpg
>
>  I will that and see what that means in the meantime. :)
>
>
>  Thanks,
>  Chandra
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: sidefx-houdini-list-bounces at sidefx.com
>
> [mailto:sidefx-houdini-list-bounces at sidefx.com] On Behalf Of Andrew D Lyons
>  Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 1:13 PM
>  To: sidefx-houdini-list at sidefx.com
>  Subject: Re: [Sidefx-houdini-list] Copy SOP
>
>  It would help to see the network. You can't attach files here - but
>  you can mail hscript...
>
>  If you open a textport and type:
>
>  opscript -r
>
>  (leave a space after -r) then drag and drop the node that contains the
>  entire network onto the textport, then hit return,  and you'll get all
>  the hscript needed to recreate the network. It might be easier to help
>  if we can see the network.
>
>  Cheers
>
>
>  On 06/03/2008, Chandra Maharzan <chandra at digital.com.np> wrote:
>  > Ok, theres a small problem now. The box are overlapping each other meaning
>  >  they are crossing each other. I want the overlapping but I want each box
>  to
>  >  be on top of the other rather than going through each other.. Is this
>  >  achievable by inserting a node or do we have to manually do that??
>  >
>  >  Thanks
>  >
>  > Chandra
>  >
>  >  -----Original Message-----
>  >  From: sidefx-houdini-list-bounces at sidefx.com
>  >
>  > [mailto:sidefx-houdini-list-bounces at sidefx.com] On Behalf Of Chandra
>  >  Maharzan
>  >  Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 9:58 AM
>  >  To: sidefx-houdini-list at sidefx.com
>  >  Subject: Re: [Sidefx-houdini-list] Copy SOP
>  >
>  >  Beers Rangi!!! I tried that and it worked. :)
>  >
>  >  Thanks. I will try other solutions too. Thank you so much all of you
>  guys.
>  >  This list is really really helpful. I am happy I joined it.
>  >
>  >  Chandra
>  >
>  >  -----Original Message-----
>  >  From: sidefx-houdini-list-bounces at sidefx.com
>  >  [mailto:sidefx-houdini-list-bounces at sidefx.com] On Behalf Of Rangi Sutton
>  >  Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 8:53 AM
>  >  To: sidefx-houdini-list at sidefx.com
>  >  Subject: Re: [Sidefx-houdini-list] Copy SOP
>  >
>  >  Chandra Maharzan wrote:
>  >  > Hi Again,
>  >  >
>  >  > I am very new to Houdini and I wanted to try out something.
>  >  >
>  >  > I have a curve and a thin box. I used COPY SOP to copy that box on to
>  the
>  >  > curve at the points. Now I want to overlap the boxes (which SOP?) and
>  >  align
>  >  > the boxes in the normal of the curves so it flows well along the curve.
>  >  >
>  >  > Is this achievable?
>  >  Try wire you're curve in to a resample sop.. that will allow you control
>  >  over how many points you're curve has.. and thus how many copies you'll
>  >  get out of the copy sop. This should allow you're overlapping.
>  >
>  >  Also.. try the sweep sop instead of the copy sop. This sop is designed
>  >  for this sort of thing. It also optionally takes a reference curve to
>  >  use as an up vector.
>  >
>  >  Not to complicate things too much since you're new to this.. but
>  >  sometimes I'll take a sphere.. add point normal and upvector to it
>  >  (point sop).. then sweep that around my curve. (gives the same sort of
>  >  result as the tangent stuff everyone else is replying about)... I'll
>  >  take all those spheres as my template to the copy sop.. This gives me
>  >  the sweep functionality of the sweep sop.. plus the copy (stamping!)
>  >  functionality of the copy sop.
>  >
>  >  Beers,
>  >  r.
>  >
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