Slash Drape Modelling

[lxplot]

Afternoon,

 

I wondered if anyone could offer any advice on using the soft goods tool (or otherwise) to create a slash/slit drape at all?

 

Many Thanks

 

James

 

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We touched on this topic a while back.  I believe there is a drape tool....never used it.

 

I can offer this tutorial on making table cloths with NURBS which should be an easy Segway into what you want, but you are probably better off with the Drape Tool if someone else can chime in.

 

 

[Kevin Allen]

I use a renderworks texture

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21 hours ago, lxplot said:

slash/slit drape at all?

This short video may be more helpful.  I have also enclosed the curves in a VW 2018 file.

 

FORUM CURTAIN CURVES.vwx

 

 

[Tobias Kern]

Hello,

 

now the "Loft Surface Tool" should be improved with a "History",
as some other tools already have.

 

That would be a very nice function.

 

Greetings from Germany
Tobi

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Hi Tobias,

15 minutes ago, Tobias Kern said:

now the "Loft Surface Tool" should be improved with a "History",

Yes it would.  The keep curves option is a half way option.

Having an editable (history) version of this is needed, if for no other reason than it's 2024.  I think this could be done using "classes".

 

Seasonal greetings from Canada.

[grant_PD]

If you are just going for straight drape with fullness, I'd use the drape tool.  If you need to do something swagged, you're going to need to build it nurbs style or use a texture.  

[line-weight]

I have had moderate success modelling curtains using Subdivisions. This makes them a bit easier to edit/adjust than is the case with lofts. It also makes that editing a little more intuitive especially if you want to do something like I have here, with a gather.

 

[mjm]

10 hours ago, line-weight said:

I have had moderate success modelling curtains using Subdivisions. This makes them a bit easier to edit/adjust than is the case with lofts. It also makes that editing a little more intuitive especially if you want to do something like I have here, with a gather.

 

@grant_PD—super cool. Would you mind to go into a bit more detail on your SubD methodology for creating these objects. Much appreciated!

[line-weight]

9 hours ago, mjm said:

@grant_PD—super cool. Would you mind to go into a bit more detail on your SubD methodology for creating these objects. Much appreciated!

If that question is for me - as far as I remember:

 

I started with a "square" subdivision primitive of the overall size of the curtain. Then divided it vertically several times. Then you can group-select nodes/edges to move them out of plane to create a basic corrugated surface. From then on, some manual tweaking to make them look a bit less regular. The ones that are gathered, obviously require a larger number of nodes, and then a lot of trial & error manual adjustment.

 

The fact that you can use the "3d dragger" thing on subdivisions means it's a bit easier to keep a handle on what you are moving and how, than with some other tools.

 

 

[mjm]

9 hours ago, line-weight said:

If that question is for me - as far as I remember:

 

I started with a "square" subdivision primitive of the overall size of the curtain. Then divided it vertically several times. Then you can group-select nodes/edges to move them out of plane to create a basic corrugated surface. From then on, some manual tweaking to make them look a bit less regular. The ones that are gathered, obviously require a larger number of nodes, and then a lot of trial & error manual adjustment.

 

The fact that you can use the "3d dragger" thing on subdivisions means it's a bit easier to keep a handle on what you are moving and how, than with some other tools.

 

 

@line-weight—super, my thanks.