Adding a Flag to a Model

[Deep Sea Kraken]

I'm currently making a model based on the Patriot, and I want to add a flag the end of his weapon (which is a flag pole), but the only way i know how to do it it would'nt be animated and would look really ugly, if you could tell me how to do it I would appreciate it.

I have already tried to import the model into GMax, but it didn't work, and I'm not extremely adept with the model editor yet.

This is the only thing keeping this model from being completed & uploaded.

 

[Pyritie]

You'd have to add a plane on the end of the flag and then attach a bone to it and animate it manually.

 

[Deep Sea Kraken]

idk what a plane is

 

[Pyritie]

Plane is like a 2d object in a 3d environment. It's basically a cube with a depth of 0.

 

[Deep Sea Kraken]

Ok, since idk how to animate, and idk how to add a plane, I think I will add a ribbon effect to his weapon that has 3 colors on it (like french flag) thatll create that kind of look in his anims, won't be perfect but its better than nothing ><

Idk how to make ribbon emmiters work though, any help?

 

[Pyritie]

Ribbons would be harder than a plane.

 

[Deep Sea Kraken]

Harder than adding and animating a plane?

 

[Pyritie]

Yes. Ribbons are hard due to the fact that the only programs that can see them is 3dsMax 5 with art tools, WE, and WC3. So making them in magos is really a big guessing game.

That and ribbons don't hang down or anything. They just follow whatever they're attached to. So if the pole isn't moving then you won't see any flag, but if it's moving really fast then the flag will be very long and stretched.

 

[Deep Sea Kraken]

I know how a ribbon works, but i didnt know that you couldnt see it in magoos.

What program would I need for this? I have magoos and v modifyer and I might have warshape.

 

[Pyritie]

Well if your model already has custom anims then I'd just add the flag. But ribbons are a pain in the ass to do; best to leave ribbons when possible.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

A plane isn't a cube with depth zero, it's two faces joined to form a flat square.

And ribbons are entirely wrong for this task; and no, they're actually not that hard to do.

 

[Deep Sea Kraken]

Im confused *cries*

idk what to do *cries again*

 

[Pyritie]

You attach a plane to the model then animate it.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

You will need more vertices than a single plane will give you to get remotely flag-like animations.

 

[Deep Sea Kraken]

I know, thats why I had thought of the ribbon, I know it doesn't really fit, but to be honest I think it would be differet.