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soft body collision problem...

I am currently trying to create an effect where small particles are directed from an emitter towards a large soft body, with the intention of slowly...

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by sdch1000

29-01-2003|02:56 PM

Replies: 4

Flying a dynamic kite

Hi guys, I'm trying to get a kite to fly in Maya and I'm thinking dynamics, either soft or rigid or both. The kite has to have a string attatched...

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by ragecgi

29-01-2003|03:18 PM

Replies: 5

blinking sprites

I have been fiddling with some sprites, and when I hardware render them, they seem to be blinking, which is not the intension. For the moment I'm all...

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by ragecgi

30-01-2003|05:42 AM

Replies: 6

Fooling around with soft body dynamics.

This is really my first attempt at using softbodies. It's just simple object moving through a liquid like surface. 193KB quicktime movie. ...

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by sdch1000

01-02-2003|07:02 PM

Replies: 6

Script to randomize a property.

Hi, does anyone know a script that can randomize a given property, i.e. the initial spin of a rigid body?

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by ragecgi

03-02-2003|06:48 AM

Replies: 3

Rain tutorial

Hi, Anyone know where i can find a good tutorial to make rain? (preferably one that collects the rain and turns it into mud? :banana:

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by ragecgi

03-02-2003|04:41 PM

Replies: 1

rigid bodies-set end

Hello, I have a scene with a lot of blocks that fall from the sky. They land on a table. They are all active rigid bodies. Is they a way to...

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by grunze

03-02-2003|06:31 PM

Replies: 8

Realistic underwater... | Page: 1 2

How do I make the fishes look like they're actually IN the water, instead of in font of it using af background image?

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by MKess007

03-02-2003|09:15 PM

Replies: 16

help with rigid body dynamics.

Anyone know of any good articles dealing with rigid body dynamics.. tips, pointers and strategies? :beer:

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by ragecgi

05-02-2003|05:47 AM

Replies: 2

ocean and sky

Hi, As anyone tried the combination of an ocean and an environnment sky? I'm asking this question 'coz i have a problem with this combination:...

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by septentrio

05-02-2003|03:44 PM

Replies: 4

Rendering as .RPF?

Hi folks. Does anyone know of a way, plug-in scritp or whatever, to get maya to render .RPF (Rich Pixel Format) images, the format 3DS MAX uses??...

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by Nem

06-02-2003|04:47 PM

Replies: 3

whispy fog?

I have a shot (filmed) and am planning on using maya for creating a sort of whispy fog bank and then composiiting it together. The thing is, i...

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by kbrown

07-02-2003|10:11 PM

Replies: 7

duplicating particles

I'm back with another question. Do you remember the steamboat i'mworking on ? Now that i added smoke, i want to make them float together...that's...

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by kbrown

08-02-2003|11:51 AM

Replies: 8

squashing an orange

does anyone know how to do this ? i guessed you would use the shatter function but i couldn't figure it out :( any help ? cya Jason

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by ragecgi

11-02-2003|03:20 PM

Replies: 9

cables with gravity effect

hi guys, i need your help on this one, but first i must apologize for my english (not my mother language). The problem is that i need an electric...

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by xr1140

12-02-2003|11:09 PM

Replies: 12

Blowing Cloth

I know how to make some cloth using Cloth and i know how to make something hit it. But how do you make it look like the wind is blowing it. Ive tried...

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by MKess007

13-02-2003|02:05 AM

Replies: 6

Boat wakes

Hello, Anyone knows how to make boat wakes of an object floating on an ocean ? Thanks

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by ragecgi

13-02-2003|08:45 PM

Replies: 4

|| Give us Fluids ||

hi well u all guys are doing really great ............ u all deserve mouth full of :banana: well we all want to see some thing from maya 4.5...

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by ragecgi

14-02-2003|12:56 AM

Replies: 7

Emitting an object

What I need halp with is emitting a series of balls out an emitter. Could someone help me?

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by MKess007

15-02-2003|12:53 AM

Replies: 4

Rolling ball troubles

Ok guys I'm ready to do my animation for my demo reel... The boy and the sword is out for now because its like a short film and will take to long to...

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by ragecgi

20-02-2003|02:55 AM

Replies: 6

Natural phenomena

I think its really great at the end when u follow the Natural phenomena from the cryptic science laborotory but...it is needed to make project look...

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by ragecgi

20-02-2003|08:20 PM

Replies: 1

cloth/softbody question??????

Hi, A character of mine is wearing fishnet stockings that have 'garter' straps to be constrained between the 'panties' and fishnets. I wish to...

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by Jim

21-02-2003|11:52 PM

Replies: 3

shader for bullet trail

Hello Everyone, I downloaded the bullet trail video and it is easy to follow and great. However Izzy mentioned that the shader for the trail can...

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by ckossoyan

22-02-2003|04:38 PM

Replies: 3

Dynamically driven gears. | Page: 1 2

I'm trying to animate a simple gear scene with dynamics, but can't get it to work. I have four gears all the same size and want them to rotate. I was...

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by Implant

28-02-2003|07:09 PM

Replies: 15

Some Fluids Questions...

I'm messing around with fluids and what I'm trying to do is an animation of the 2 in my scene.. but.. what I need it to do is for one to play half...

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