hi all,

for a personal project i am planning a film made in 3d that moves on a path.

but i cant find any solution for that

here i attached a zip file. it includes the film model and the path(helix)

plz help me!!

NOTE: the model was made in 3ds max 2010 64 bit

thank x!!!

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film.zip

thankx for reply, but

it didn’t worked!!!

some things i found helpful when using PathDeform(modifier):

Setup -
- be sure your deforming object(film) & deforming path(film path) have their origins/pivots at the exact same position, scale, and rotation. (pic 01 & pic 02)
- make the first point of your deforming path be at the same location as the origin/pivot (pic 03) (best to have off-camera… explained in next step)
- make sure the 1st & 2nd points’ tangents of your path are set to corner and that they form a straight line following the axis (e.g. X) along which you intend to deform the object (pic 04). since this is not a natural looking start to a path (sharp corners, etc.) I usually place the beginning of the path off-camera.
- apply the PathDeform modifier to your film object and select the path you wish the film to move along. you may have to play with the Path Deform Axis, depending on your setup. (pic 05)
- Have Fun!

P.S. don’t move the 1st & 2nd points around after you have set this up because their angle in relation to the deforming objects pivot determines the angle along which the object deforms. if you move the points it gets difficult to control. (pic 06)

cheers!
- Eric

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Did you Scale the film object?

I created a new Helix, applied a Reset X-Form to the film object (Utilities panel) and collapsed it to Editable Poly, and used a WSM Path Deform modifier with “Move to Path” active.

Max 2010 scene file.

(Scale is a Transform, not a modeling tool unless used at the sub-object level or to Scale the Gizmo of an X-Form modifier.)

Tim Wilbers [FA]

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Visual Arts
University of Dayton
http://www.udayton.edu/
3ds Max: 7.5, 8, 9, 2008, 2009, 2010

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film_on_helix.zip

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film_on_helix.mov

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thank u sooo much Chrysophylax and Tim_Wilbers

it works!!!  thankxxxx again!!!!

:)