Simulating a tablecloth

- In this video we'll explore a Cloth simulation,…and this is a great way to make a tablecloth, for example,…and it could potentially be used to create tensile membranes…in architecture.…This type of operation is actually a physical simulation…and so you can create an object that would be…very difficult to model in any other way.…Open the Table exercise file…and go into the top viewport by pressing T.…Go to the Create tab and draw a rectangle…around the table to represent the tablecloth.…

Let's make it about this size, more or less.…Go to modify and rename the object Tablecloth.…Go into perspective by pressing P and arc rotate.…Right now this is only defined on the edges,…because it's just a Shape object.…We need to make it a surface.…Let's use the Garment Maker plugin here.…This modifier was designed to make clothing for characters…so it's ideal for making a tablecloth, also.…The reason this works well is because in Edged Faces mode…you can see that it has a kind of random mesh structure.…

And it's that randomness that allows the fabric to fold…