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stay in view, and lowering the cm/unit setting
comp ensates for the planes’ relatively large size.
6. On the Object rollout, click Object Properties.
This opens the Object Properties dialog.
7. In the Objects In Simulation list, hig hlight all
three planes (by dragging), and then, above the
Cloth Properties group, choose Cloth. Also set
UBendto500.0 (V B end is also set to 500.0
automatically).
UsinghighBendvaluesallowsthesimulation
to proceed more quickly.
Next, you’ll set different Keep Shape properties
separately for each object.
8. Highlight the don’t keep shape object in the list,
and note that Keep Shape is off.
9. Highlight the keep shape object in the list, and
then turn on Keep Shape. Retain the default
Keep Shape v alue (100.0).
10. Highlight the reverse shape object in the lis t,
turn on Keep Shape, and then set the Keep
Shape value to -100.0.
11. Click each object in the list to confirm the
changes, and then click OK to exit.
12. On t he Object rollout, click Simulate Lo cal.
After a few seconds, the don’t keep shape object
flattens out, the
keep shape object doesn’t
change, and the
reverse shape object has, in
fact, reversed its shape, effectively c reating a
negative bend angle.
Interf ace
Objects i n Simulation—Lists objects currently
included in the simulation. To change an object’s
propert ies, first hig hlight its name in the list.
You can highlight multiple object names using
standard methods: CTRL+click, SHIFT+click,
and dragging.
Add Objects—Opens a dialog that lets you select
objects from your scene to be added to the Cloth
simulation. After adding an object with this
button, it appears in the Objec ts In Simulation list,
and an instance of the Cloth modifier is applied
to the object.
Remove—Removes objects highlighted in the
Objects In Simulation list from the simulat ion.
You cannot remove objects currently selected in
3ds Max.