3ds Max Tutorial, Path Deforming With Splines To Bend Your Objects

In this tutorial, I explain to to take a simple box (or group of boxes) and bend them along a spline to produce a "vector in 3d space" look. This method is also helpful in creating dynamic ribbon effects in 3d.

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[emomobile]

Anyone ever tell you you sound like David Duchovny?

[fictionalhead]

@emomobile This would officially be the first time.

[Cjplus73]

Thanks very much for the tutorial. Very easy to understand and useful. One question though. How did you get all of the individual boxes to follow the spline together?

[fictionalhead]

They were all attached to each other by making them one object. In this case, an editable poly.

[fo0kinell]

thanks.. been needing to get some arrows to animate through an airflow system.. this is a great solution.

[siedlikmasterek]

@emomobile His voice ir harder with Duchovny got soft voice

[ivan357ag]

@fictionalhead

or you can also select the multiple objects altogether and apply the modifier.

[ezjamin]

@SlimBean117

No need to apply an unwrap. Create a multiple material then assign them via polygon material Ids.

[SlimBean117]

Wouldn't it be possible to use just one box and then apply an unwrap uvw? (Or use 3 different materials)

I'm a rookie when it comes to this and looking for professional advice :P

[Voltzi]

I've subscribe you.

[Voltzi]

PERFEEECT !

[PhalexSpace]

Very cool, pretty much exactly what I was looking for. I've been trying to make a stylized film strip animation.