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motion of the cloth less severe. Finally
change the Resistance setting to
0.5
.
This will make the cloth less resistant
to wind and help its overall motion.
11. Press
Calculate
and check the results.
Making these last few changes really
helped, and our skirt is now looking much
better. But it seems to be puffing out at the
point where it connects to the tube object.
To fix this, we can tell the Sub Structure
setting to only pay attention to the Skirt
surface.
12. From the Fx pop-up menu to the left of
Sub Structure, select the
Skirt/sur-
face
option. Calculate and check your
results.
That did it! We now have a great-looking
skirt that responds well to the motion
we've set up in our animation. ClothFX is
an incredible tool and can produce amazing
results. From here, you should continue to
experiment and play with the settings. The
more you work with ClothFX and become
familiar with it, the more it will reward you
with outstanding results that would be
impossible to create by hand.
SoftFX
SoftFX is a personal dynamic that gives
your object elastic qualities similar to those
in ClothFX. The primary difference is that
SoftFX is designed to be used on objects
that need to return to their original state
(meaning their size, shape, and orientation).
ClothFX is not. For example, SoftFX can be
used on the branches of a tree, allowing
them to bend and sway in the wind. When
the wind dies down, the tree will return to
its original shape. SoftFX also has features
that enable cyclical deformations, making it
possible to automate many effects, includ-
ing the expanding and contracting of your
character's chest as he breathes.
Figure 19-36: Limiting the Sub Structure to just the skirt gives us just the
look we want.
