FP Flexpipe

dash2128

Using flexpipe...is it possible to lock one end in place, as to bend the other end, without causing the whole pipe to bend out of where it is intended to fit into?

I tried pointing one end to an object, but...maybe I didn't do it right.  (Wish i knew how tyo use this product better, i would like to drape rubber pipes around, here and there, but i need the ends to fit into the right places.

Richard Haseltine

Perhaps an example of what you are wanting to achieve?

dash2128

I wish to attach rubber pipes to one part of something, to another part.  A few of them, actually.  Problem is, when I try to adjust one end, the other end does not stay in place.  I was wondering if there were a way to lock one end in place., so I could work on the other end, without both ends moving.  (I don't know if this product has a tutorial, maybe?)

Richard Haseltine

https://www.daz3d.com/flex-pipes

The set up is a little odd, because the figure origin is in the middle, but position one end first (the root part, F01, using its transforms or those on the figure node) and then use the master sliders and/or the bendAft etc. on intermediate bones to position the other end - neither of those will affect the beginning, and using the Aft sliders on the individual bones will allow you to keep any intermediate placements the same while adjusting the later parts of the tube.

dash2128

Okay, thanks, I'll give that a try.  Might take me a bit to understand, better, so i'll work on it.  I appreciate the help!