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mocaw
05-01-2008, 11:52 PM
Hello!

I wasn't sure where to post this...so I just put it here- please softimage gods spare me if this is out of line!

This is a blog entry detailing my explorations of a solution to this post on cgtalk:

http://gideonklindt.com/2008/05/01/creating-a-variable-width-path-that-traces-topological-changes

The person asking the question wanted to know a quick and easy way to have a little sonar device travel along the sea floor and leave a painted path way of where the beam had been.

In the end I use a simple technique that invoved an animated extrude of a beam like shape that acted as a mask in post.

Maybe someone will find this useful or has a better, proven way of doing this? Would like to know!

Thanks,
Gideon