Has anyone figured out how to add an offset to the curve solver?
For example, let's say you have a joint chain that's shorter than the curve itself. Is there are way to make it travel along the curve?
Curve Solver offset? (KineFX)
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Have you checked kinefx_tools on git hub:
https://github.com/kamilhepner/kinefx_tools [github.com]
I was showing something that you're looking for there is a handy HDA for that.
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https://github.com/kamilhepner/kinefx_tools [github.com]
I was showing something that you're looking for there is a handy HDA for that.
Cheers
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After having a play, I don't think that HDA actually does what I'm after. I need the joints to continue to fit the curve as it is offset. Maybe I'm missing something with it.
Does anyone know of any alternatives? I'm basically rewriting a naive curve solver to do this which probably isn't ideal, but at least I understand what's happening under the hood that way.
Does anyone know of any alternatives? I'm basically rewriting a naive curve solver to do this which probably isn't ideal, but at least I understand what's happening under the hood that way.
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There is an issue in the video where I connect it in the wrong way I believe
This is how it should be connected:
0 Input: Your solved spine
1 Input: Stashed original spine
2 Input: Stashed solved spine
Also, you can take a look inside of it. Applying offset is a very simple matrix operation.
This is how it should be connected:
0 Input: Your solved spine
1 Input: Stashed original spine
2 Input: Stashed solved spine
Also, you can take a look inside of it. Applying offset is a very simple matrix operation.
Edited by hektor - 2021年1月18日 22:04:00
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Hey Hektor, thanks for your help.
I've attached the setup you've described. Maybe I'm being dense but it doesn't seem to output correctly.
What I'd be after is a simple "U" slider on that HDA that would slide the solved joints along the curve.
I don't see how taking the pose difference between between the unsolved stash and the solved one helps with that. Doesn't that just apply a simple transform to every point?
I've attached the setup you've described. Maybe I'm being dense but it doesn't seem to output correctly.
What I'd be after is a simple "U" slider on that HDA that would slide the solved joints along the curve.
I don't see how taking the pose difference between between the unsolved stash and the solved one helps with that. Doesn't that just apply a simple transform to every point?
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No worries - I've pretty much solved it with some help from odforce. Though it might be quite slow. I save the joint lengths as an attribute , then use them with primuv() to fit each point using an iterative method. You can plug in an offset in the midst of that.
Wondering now whether I need to convert these fitted points to local-rotations down the chain. Need to test if it's required over simply translating the joints.
Wondering now whether I need to convert these fitted points to local-rotations down the chain. Need to test if it's required over simply translating the joints.
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I took a stab at it and that's what I've got:
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