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Santu Sarkar
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i am facing a trouble to make an animated object path trace. actually i want to make a motion trail. So, i need a trace motion path as spline.
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arzo
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try trail sop
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edward
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Do you mean like this?

https://www.orbolt.com/asset/SideFX::motionpathtool [orbolt.com]
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Santu Sarkar
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thanks for replying, actually i was trying trail SOP, but it was giving me object replication through the path. but i need a curve which i can use with sweep and skin path as a tube. also i want to control it with carve.

thanks again for replying.
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yes use scatter on your geometry and then keep only points you need and in method choose appropriate skinning method
check this tutorial it is great for this
https://vimeo.com/user2030228/videos/search:trail/sort:date [vimeo.com]
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Santu Sarkar
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this vimeo tutorial link is very helpful to me. thanks.
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arzo
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you are welcome
check also the rest of p quint stuff it is great way to learn houdini
and for all he has also files to dive in and take apart
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i have got object motion path, now able to skin it, but facing different kind of problem. i can't control over motion path. it is overlapping another geometry.

please if possible show me a way to control it. i am posting an image and project file.

thanks

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object motion trail_test.jpg (598.6 KB)
Earth.hipnc (153.5 KB)

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