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#Waving a Logo

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#180226From: James FranssenJul 14, 1995 11:55 PM
I am having trouble making a logo look like a wave is going through it. I used wave.pxp with these settings.. Wave1 Period 10 Wavelength 10 Amplitude 10 Wave2 Period 5 Wavelength 10 Amplitude 10 # of morphs 10 Hide >0? Yes I morph each of the 10 morphs together, hide the original, but when I render it, I get some funky nervous-looking jiggle. How can I get a wave effect like the Autodesk logo? Thanks. -James Franssen
#180249From: dave aguilarJul 15, 1995 2:31 AM
>> I morph each of the 10 morphs together, hide the original, but when I render it, I get some funky nervous-looking jiggle. How can I get a wave effect like the Autodesk logo? Thanks. << James, i ask this in with all due respect, sincerely… have you gone through the morphing tutorial? checkout IPAS External Processes chapter on "Animating a Ripple, step by step. then apply to your work. -dave
#180298From: James FranssenJul 15, 1995 1:55 PM
>> have you gone through the morphing tutorial? checkout IPAS External Processes chapter on "Animating a Ripple, step by step. then apply to your work. << Okay, did this.. I have run into a problem though, the tutorial directs me to tesselate the object twice, then smooth the object before applying the wave. Well, when I tesselate the object, it creates holes everywhere, leaving only a few polygons visible. What is happening? Thanks. -James Franssen
#180321From: Kevin A. McClaughryJul 15, 1995 5:22 PM
James, One thing that comes to mind to ensure a complete and smooth wave cycle is to follow this comment under the .pxp wave/ripple tutorial in your pub: 'Note: If you want your waves to cycle properly during animation, the number in this field (# of morphs field) should be a multiple of the number in the period field.' Hope this addresses your problem…. Have fun, Kevin