Iaian7 - lightwave tag:iaian7.com,2005:e37391e5d79adf0edb184bbe25ddbb3b/lightwave Textpattern 2008-05-17T05:57:01Z John Einselen http://iaian7.com/ John Einselen 2007-05-18T21:09:55Z 2007-06-03T10:35:46Z Rotational Displacement tag:iaian7.com,2007-05-18:e37391e5d79adf0edb184bbe25ddbb3b/8e74883f32e751ec729ffb363196e056

Lightwave includes a vortex distortion plugin, but unfortunately it’s a clumsy setup and especially difficult to use with other displacements. Here’s how to create the effect using nodes, and take it beyond the simple vortex.

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This is a simple Expression setup that animates a single child between two moving parents. It’s a lot more powerful than the keyframed parenter, and allows you to smoothly transition between object paths.

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