# Deform Mesh question **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Tags:** action, deform-mesh\ **Created:** [November 9, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/deform-mesh-question/7066 "2022-11-09T15:00:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/deform-mesh-question/7066/1 "2022-11-09T15:00:04Z")
Can anyone recommend a tutorial that might show how to re-create the classic disney effect of pages in a big book being turned over. All the Deforms i have done in the past involved surfaces being taken off screen, and i have no clue how to fix one side to a book spine! adam ---
**Author:** ![Sinan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/sinan/32/155_2.png) [@Sinan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Sinan)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/deform-mesh-question/7066/2 "2022-11-09T16:25:37Z")
Hey @Lightningad It’s not really possible to pin a side of the surface to the spine, I think. I have done page curls with the deform node in action, but it only worked for simple things like a page curl or sticker labeling sort of things, for me. I had had an alembic from the 3D department once that I could import into action but it’s long lost now. ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/deform-mesh-question/7066/3 "2022-11-09T16:39:40Z")
Hi @Sinan … i think i figured out a way! Its setup using a page curl i made a few years back for a page being ripped off, but it found if it animate the end point of the deform animation to line up exactly with the edge of the page, and have a slight rotation at the start then i get the exact look i was hoping for. Now i just need to figure out the number of pages to put in the book! ---
**Author:** ![Sinan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/sinan/32/155_2.png) [@Sinan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Sinan)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/deform-mesh-question/7066/4 "2022-11-09T16:41:42Z")
That’s a trick I tried (and failed). The important thing was to keep the page from stretching while I was doing the deform animation. I had ex-bicubics as well so maybe that further complicated my setup. ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/deform-mesh-question/7066/5 "2022-11-09T16:53:48Z")
i’m steering clear of ext bicubics for this…not needed. When i get it finished i might save out the setup and put it on the forum for whoever might want one (assuming it actually works!) ---
**Author:** ![milanesa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@milanesa](https://forum.logik.tv/u/milanesa)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/deform-mesh-question/7066/6 "2022-11-09T16:54:29Z")
I can export something for you if you are up for an alembic cache [https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/c/c6563c64c7c1c068ee48c45eb9398c3baea0f241.mp4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/c/c6563c64c7c1c068ee48c45eb9398c3baea0f241.mp4) You can at least use it as a template to deform (and animate) your bicubics ---
**Author:** ![Sinan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/sinan/32/155_2.png) [@Sinan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Sinan)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/deform-mesh-question/7066/7 "2022-11-09T17:21:07Z")
This makes me wish for Houdini Engine in Flame. They already have such a thing for [Unreal Engine](https://www.sidefx.com/products/houdini-engine/plug-ins/unreal-plug-in/) where the Houdini artist creates a setup and exposes parameters for realtime interaction in Unreal Engine. ---
**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/deform-mesh-question/7066/8 "2022-11-12T23:03:45Z")
So cool that you can tweak page numbers and book thinkness so fast.