I have just tried all the options for World Up Type - they just produce different types of flipping.
I will try lattice on curve and see how it goes. MB > Den 22. august 2017 klokken 17:11 skrev toonafish <[email protected]>: > > > > strange, what’s the Up Vector setting in the Attribute Editor of the > deformed objects motion path attributes ? > > maybe you could try creating a lattice on the curve instead of the object (in > the Flow Path Object Options ) ? > > > -R > > > > On 22 Aug 2017, at 16:56, Morten Bartholdy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Maya 2016 Ext1 - but I tried again and tried not selecting the path curve > > before applying FlowPath, and it works, only it works the Maya way - see > > attached... > > > > How do I avoid the up vector flipping? I can't see any options in the > > FlowPath menu. > > > > MB > > > > > > > >> Den 22. august 2017 klokken 16:43 skrev "Ponthieux, Joseph G. > >> (LARC-E1A)[LITES II]" <[email protected]>: > >> > >> > >> In which version of Maya? > >> > >> Joey > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Morten > >> Bartholdy > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 10:42 AM > >> To: Official Softimage Users Mailing List. > >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list > >> <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: Otish - is there a Maya equivalent of XSI's Deform by Curve? > >> > >> Just tried this and got a fatal error and hard crash - gotta love Maya... > >> > >> MB > >> > >> > >> > >>> Den 22. august 2017 klokken 16:01 skrev Toonafish <[email protected]>: > >>> > >>> > >>> I had to do something similar in 2017 a while ago. You have to attach > >>> it to a path via the constrain panel ( constrain > motion paths > > >>> attach to motion path ), and then "....> flow motion path". > >>> > >>> Like Joseph already mentioned, Maya then creates a lattice deformer > >>> that deforms the mesh along the path. > >>> > >>> - Ronald > >>> > >>> On 8/22/2017 15:39, Morten Bartholdy wrote: > >>>> I am on Maya 2016 ext1, and no Curve Warp :( > >>>> > >>>> We are installing Maya 2018 tomorrow, so no biggie. > >>>> Thanks. > >>>> > >>>> Morten > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Den 22. august 2017 klokken 15:32 skrev Rob Wuijster <[email protected]>: > >>>> > >>>> Just to add, pretty sure this was added in one of the later > >>>> Extension packs of Maya 2016. > >>>> It always amazes me how basic functionality like this is often not > >>>> found in Maya. > >>>> > >>>> Rob > >>>> > >>>> \/-------------\/----------------\/ > >>>> > >>>> On 22-8-2017 15:19, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES II] wrote: > >>>>> Maya has a command called Curve Warp in the Deform menu. It was > >>>>> introduced in Maya 2016 I think. Its fairly similar to SI's Deform by > >>>>> Curve. > >>>>> > >>>>> Joey > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: [email protected] > >>>>> [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Morten > >>>>> Bartholdy > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 9:09 AM > >>>>> To: Userlist, Softimage <[email protected]> > >>>>> Subject: Otish - is there a Maya equivalent of XSI's Deform by Curve? > >>>>> > >>>>> This place is still the best to ask questions like this, because people > >>>>> here understand, so please bear with me. > >>>>> > >>>>> I am looking for a Maya equivalent to XSI's Deform by Curve, but have > >>>>> found nothing like it. 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