Swinging Cable with cylinder object at the end

[mtmorrione]

I am trying to make a cable with a cylindrical object at its lower end swinging as the upper end is animated to move. I have used a wire deformer to make the cable and then made a softbody of the wire with a copy for the goal. I can't see how to attach a cylinder at the lower end of the cable.
I was hoping the dyndamics or particle training videos would help.... I would like to see a short tutorial on this subject.

Mike

[sunder]

Hello mtmorrione! You can attach the cylinder to the bottom of your cable very easily by using the Rivet mel script.
http://www.geocities.com/bazhutkin/rivet1.html
Essentially, you'll be making your cylinder a child of a locator that is fixed onto your cable.
Good luck!

[mtmorrione]

Thanks, I'll try it.

Mike