Creating a Series-Connected Chain (New for 5.1)
A constrained rigid body that targets another physics object can also be a target of other rigid bodies as well. In this situation, you are able to
create chain-like rigid body groups and allow each element in the group to animate respectively according to the constraint settings that are applied
to it.
In the following example, a cylinder is applied to create the power of rolling, and the chained pieces of the roller blind will
pulled and roll up around the cylinder.
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Apply a cylinder and transform it to an appropriate shape.
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Set it as Kinematic rigid body. It will be controlled to
produce the rolling power of the roller blind.
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Apply a box and transform it to a long board; move it under the cylinder.
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Set the board as Dynamic rigid body.
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Click the Constraint Settings
button and apply a
Hinge constraint to the object
(Please refer to The
Basic Workflow of Using Constraint section for more information).
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Switch to the Local Rotate
tool, turn on the Gizmo
(Shortcut: Ctrl + Q) mode. Make sure the pivot point of the board is set to the back-top of itself.
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In the Constraint Settings (Shortcut: Ctrl + F10) panel, click the Pick Target
button and pick the cylinder so that the board is constrained to the cylinder.
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Set the Min and Max values of the X Axis in the Constraint Settings panel
in accordance with the angle limit for the rotation of the board.
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Utilize the Multi-Duplicate feature to create several identical boards with identical settings.
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Each duplicated board is initially constrained with the cylinder as the target.
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Select the second board and change its target from the cylinder to the board right above it.
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Each duplicated board shouldn't be constrained with the cylinder as the target.
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Change the target to the board right above it.
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Repeat the last step for each board until its target is the one above it.
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Set rotation keys or
puppet the cylinder to
produce a rolling force.
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Play to simulate.
