Linking mulitple vertices on a spline to their own helper

[stevesideas]

Is there an easy way to do this or is this one of those things I have to do manually ? I have 71 vertices and 71 helpers to connect !! ahhh

[Morbid Angel]

you mean like making a spline ik?

[stevesideas]

Yes that's right but only with helpers. I don't need all the bones. I'm basically animating a pipe being laid in a trench so only really need to animate the helpers as the pipe is laid along.

[Morbid Angel]

so if you select the spline and add splineIkControl modifier to it, it can auto create the controls and link them etc. No need for bones

[stevesideas]

I've used that method before a long time ago but completely forgot about it. Thanks a lot.

[Morbid Angel]

Sometimes I love max for things like this. "sometimes"