Gilbert Avezaat

Hi,

Here is the Houdini file for people wanting to try this. I have added notes by each node to explain the use.
It's a bit rudimentary but it will suffice for some experimentation.


And also a image where i use the knots.

BTW the deformation of the knots on the sail is due to the attribute noise applied after i attached the knots. (is temporary)

kind regards

I have figured it out. Instead of using a polywire, i use a curve and set the thickness of a hair constraint to the appropriate value. For the most predictable result, you must resample you're curve with a length twice as big as as you're rope thickness.

Hi Antoine,

I think you're best bet is to convert it to a other file format, like obj, DXF or fbx, first.
And import it with a file node.
I'm not sure it will work though.
see https://convert.guru/shp-converter [convert.guru] for a online converter.

kind regards