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changing trajectory along a curve

rullan

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I am trying to duplicate the look of a fluid tube as it winds and curves. I need to be able to change trajectories to represent the change in curve of the tube over a specified distance.



I can't seem to be able to apply an axis to the existing tube to specify a new trajectory. Is there a technique to do this?
 
If your tube is a simple sweep along a trajectory, then the trajectory curve is coincident with the axis of your tube. So change the trajectory and you will hav your duplicate tube. To insure that the length of the tube is same you can define a parameter for the overall length of the trajectory.



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