creating waves
 

just wondering if there is a quick way to produce a ripple effect on an object (in this case a cylider)

im going for a stargate look...eg ripples etc

any ideas how to do this?

cheers
vamps

look at the non-linear deformers under the Deform menu.. I bet you will find somthing usefull there ..

yeah..thats what i have tried but it didnt effect my object :(

are there any other techniques?

Your object need to have enough geometry to get deformed.. a 1 x 1 x 1 box dont have much geo to actually get deformed much ..

yeah...created a 6 x 6 x 6 one still nothing..

When you apply the deformer, you have to change the values of the deformer. Its default set to do 0 deformation (but I guess you have tried that allready)

hmm..

yup

completely offtopic, but im the biggest SG fan in the world :D