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How to make these boxes connected via chains?

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iamrheonmaro24
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I need a bit of help here, so these cubes are meant to be floating islands. I want it so that these islands are like, connected to each other by cables, or points. Think of it as like, floating islands with chains. But the issue is, I don't know where to start! 😅

Optionally I would like to know how I would make it all connect to a single island too.

Any help would be appreciated! 🙏

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Enivob
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One way to start is to scatter a single point on each box, then create a two-point line between them. From there, resample the line to make more points. Pin the "root" and "tip" to each island and run the newly created line through a vellum solver to have gravity affect the droop.

Just one way to start.
You could review the cable tool tutorial.
https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/project-titan-cable-tool/ [www.sidefx.com]

Here's a couple of possible setups.
Edited by Enivob - July 16, 2025 09:52:37

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ap_DQ_cables_hang_from_ceiling.hiplc (100.2 KB)
ap_vellum_two_point_hanging_cable.hiplc (531.4 KB)

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