Curve Follow Path Deformation

Support Animation and Rigging
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Hey guys, I want the array in a snake shape to follow the path, but I don’t want it to be deformed. I don’t want the cubes to be angled or change shape while moving, even though I applied scale to both the curve and the array, and I also added subdivisions to the array.

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This is due to the nature of the curve, which causes the object to deform.
There will be no solution in this state.
Maybe you should use a geometry node. :thinking:

It is not clear if this will be a solution for geometry nodes as well.
I didn’t look for information that fits this topic.
However, geometry nodes allow more control.

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Alright, will try that, thanks!

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I tried using geometry nodes, but i don’t know how can i make the 2nd, 3rd… counts follow the first cube, in here the 2nd count was at the end of the curve, any ideas how to fix this?

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Sorry I don’t know about geometry nodes in detail.
I don’t know the exact intention because of the lack of explanation. (Not an English speaker)

I think the attached video will help you, but please take a look. :thinking:

And the response to geometry nodes is a little slow.

Add…

The attached image is explained

The Resample Curve Node overrides the number of vertices.
https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/modeling/geometry_nodes/curve/operations/resample_curve.html

The current vertex setting is in phase 2, which is located at the beginning and end.
The location can be moved using the Trim Curve.

https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/modeling/geometry_nodes/curve/operations/trim_curve.html

or

is it possible to move points along curve normals (Geometry Nodes) - Blender Stack Exchange

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Thanks for your reply, really appreciate it, sure I will take a look at it

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I tried yesterday one approach, i guess i am on the right track, using the factor from the sample curve will make the cube from the start point to the end point, but now i need to add multiple cubes in an array and make them follow the cube, i didn’t figure out yet what am I missing,

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Geometry nodes have complex nodes to meet the requirements.
You can refer to the attached video. Here is a description and example of the node.

And add geometry nodes to the category Support/Animation and Rigging for help :slightly_smiling_face:

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I dont know how to turn this into snake, but personally i would start from something like that:

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But simple sampling curve position would not work for corners since it will produce disconnections in shake body.
If end goal is just 1 animation, probably the fastest way to achieve this would be creating “full” snake, then simply dealing with each segment visibility to create illusion of motion.

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Thank you guys I just saw the videos and they have the solution that i needed :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: