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Bound to Object Pivots—
Choose this w hen binding
thehosetotwoobjects,usingthebuttonsinthe
Binding Objects group.
Hose Parameters rollout > Binding Objec ts
group
Available only when Bound To Object Pivots is
chosen. Use the controls to pick the objects to
which the hose is bound and to set the tension
between them. "Top" and "Bottom" a re ar bitrary
descriptors; the two bound objects can have any
positional relationship to each other.
Each end point of the hose is defined by the center
oftheoveralldiameter.Thisendpointisplacedat
the pivot point of the object to which it is bound.
Youcanadjusttherelativepositionofthebinding
object to the hose by tra nsforming t he binding
object while the Affect Object Only button is
turned on in the Hierarchy panel > Adjust Pivot
rollout.
Top (label)—Displaysthenameofthe"top"binding
object.
Pick Top Object—Click this button and then select
the "top" object.
Tension—Determinesthetensionofthehosecurve
near the Top object as it reaches for the Bottom
object.Lowerthetensiontohavethebendoccur
closer to the Top object, r aise the tension to have
the bend occur further away from the Top object.
Default=100.
B ottom (la bel )—Displaysthenameofthe"bottom"
binding object.
Pick B ottom Object—Click this button and then
select the "bottom" object.
Tens ion—Determinesthetensionofthehosecurve
near the Bottom object as it reaches for the Top
object. Lower the tension to have the bend occur
closer to the Bottom object, raise the tension to
have the bend occur fur t her away from the Bottom
object. Default=100.
Hose Parameters rollout > Free Hose Parameters
group
Height—Use this field to set the straight-line heig ht
or length of the hose when it is not bound. This
is not necessar ily the actual length of the hose.
AvailableonlywhenFreeHoseischosen.