Pipeline that bends

[josemendez]

Force fields sound very intimidating  haha.
But I think I got something that already looks like a good start with a Directional Force of 2 the pipeline stays somewhat half submerged which looks nice!
The only thing that still looks a bit weird is the attachment point, is there a way to get the rod to be more straight instead of this obvious bump? (see attached image, its exaggerated) 

Well, it seems to be attached to a point that's higher than its neutral buoyancy point (the point at which it neither sinks or floats), so it will inevitably bend. Either lower the attachment point (if there's a collider there, you'll need to use filters to deactivate collisions against it or you'll go back to having issues with the attachment!) or increase the force so that the rod floats higher.

If your attachment has "constrain orientation" enabled, you may want to disable it so that the rod can rotate downwards. This will turn the ~ shaped curve to a more of a slight catenary curve.

Also note that reducing the rotational mass of the pipe will make it easier to bend, so the curve will be shorter and reach flatness closer to the attachment point.