Caterpillar Tracks in 3Ds Max

Orac

I've been for a little while attempting to create a model of a large vehicle, supported on multiple banks of caterpillar tracks.

I have, as always, hit a snag. PathDeform, the generally prescribed method, distorts the track segments what ever I try to do to prevent it.
As it stands, all I have are a bunch of wheels and a bunch of track segments laid out across the ground, as the picture displays.

So I ask you, wise 3Ding people of the internet, do any of you understand how to properly set up a caterpillar track?

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Cranium · Defense Minister **Joined**: 05 Dec 2009 **Location**: USA

You have to make sure your tracks are one mesh and not several. Use the Attach tool. Then draw a spline "line" to the shape you want your tracks.

You know what Hold on.
Here use this, it can explain it better then I can

http://www.3dk.org/tutorial/3ds-max-How-to-make-and-animate-tank-tracks.html

Do steps 2, 4, and 5

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Orac · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:03 am Post subject:

That is indeed a little bit of help, Cranium.
Now the problem of distortion is the thing I want to quash.
(As shown in the attached image, the track sections are of varying sizes, which they should not be)

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Cranium · Defense Minister **Joined**: 05 Dec 2009 **Location**: USA

Hmmm, never seen that before. Atleast it's never happened to me. Maybe they are overlapping and/or it's shrinking some of the track pieces to fit the spline. Try reducing the track length a couple of links then try again.
I'll look into this a bit further and see if I can find something about why this is happening to you.

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ImP_RuLz · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:22 pm Post subject:

i followed this tutorial
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcVMpFQiHXE&lc=iLOp4WJiqPIBeegJl8mC04HsIez51horXcn4rcf5Xjc&context=G28216f7UCGXQYbcTJ33ZNkoToT7sqA0lsMhvAJnOiaUSvtUFBW9s&feature=g-user-c[/youtube]

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SMIFFGIG · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:18 pm Post subject:

why are u using NURBS?

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