Hard Surface Question

Development Character & Animation
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For a hard surface anim how would one implement the movement of the ring over the geo shown here in the bottom portion of the gif? Morph maps?

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/267118610143641601/741679782185402378/ABC123B.gif?width=1094

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Similarly how would one go about animating the skirting / rim of an object that moved from the narrow top of a non-primative-pyramidal-shaped mesh, to the larger base, conforming to its shape?

3

I don’t have a straight answer, but the new Niagara features are ripe for doing this.

Otherwise, skeletal mesh with a lot of bones, and simulate ragdoll physics can do it too…

4

ty for your response

morph targets?

Vertex animation?

runtime animation?

Which do you suppose would be the cheapest option? [If it were to be a part of a characters vehicle in a game?]

7

Depends on application.
Does it only need to deform to this specific mesh? Yes = use an animation.

Niagara would use vertex animation. Which is possibly the cheapest for a real-time deform…

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For that, vertex animation would be best, maybe Alembic

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Can you possibly point me in the direction of any documentation outlining the performance guidelines from best to worst?

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https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/…ool/index.html
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/…ool/index.html