gfriedman

Hi

I have a client who's putting together a set for an opera and I am looking for a good way to do what he is after. I am familar wit several software packages (rhino, formz, max ) and I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction.

He wants to manipulate a plane which represents a series of plywood panels stiched together - and he wants this plane to behave as a piece of paper might if you were to lift one of its corners. What is critical here, is that the lengths of the edges - and in fact the "body's" dimensions - do not change under the plane's deformation. Can anyone think of a way to do such a thing? The techniques I have tried seem to be distorting the original shape's properties. The latest idea was to look into using IK chains...but there should be an easier way.

Thanks
g