Constraining nCloth clothing

Notice when you play back the scene the straps fall off the character’s shoulders as she walks. You can fix this by constraining the straps to her body.

To constrain the dress straps

1. Go to beginning of the playback range.
2. Right-click the dress and select Vertex.
3. Select only the vertices of the dress straps.
   
4. Right-click the dress and select Object Mode.
5. -select the character.
   
6. Select nConstraint > Point to Surface.

   An nConstraint creates a dynamic link between an nCloth’s CVs and the components of other nCloths or collision objects. A point to surface constraint attaches nCloth components such as CVs, edges, or faces to a target surface. In this case we are attaching the CVs of the dress straps to the character’s body.

7. Select the dress.
8. Select nCache > Create New Cache.

   Maya automatically plays back the nCloth simulation and saves it to disk.

9. Playback the scene.

   The dress straps now stay with the character’s body throughout the animation.

   

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