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I have a problem whith animate of active rigid body

I wish to animate a ball that is active rigid body whitout hit it whit another object. I wish to set key to translation of the ball. :headbang:

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by gster123

03-08-2008|11:17 PM

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how do i convert geometry to particles

hi there, i have been learning particles in maya recently, and i was wondering if anybody knows how to build particles out of a geometrical shape,...

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by jacobtwumasi

31-07-2008|11:53 PM

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applying burnpaper to an object?

Hi there, I have a polygon shape which I would like to apply the burnpaper effect to but don't really know where to start. I thought if I deleted...

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by ragecgi

28-07-2008|03:05 AM

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Fuel Flow Simulation ...

I need to illustrate fuel flowing through a CG engine cut-away. We do some animation here on a small scale. Usually pretty basic stuff, nothing very...

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by ragecgi

24-07-2008|10:13 AM

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Particles and Dynamics

Hi everyone, I'm not very experienced at all in using MAYA, and I happened to want to make a fountain, and animate it. I thought that particles...

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by Bluethunder

24-07-2008|06:33 AM

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Molten Lava? | Page: 1 2

In the Maya help there's an example of what is possible using a viscous liquid.... http://localhost:4448/Maya6.5/en_US/Movies/lavaflow.mov How...

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by mirek03

18-07-2008|09:26 AM

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Hair feedback problem

has anyone had a problem with Maya 8.5 hair not updating during a simulation? What I mean is; On frame 1 the hair is standing straight up, as...

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by Velusion

12-07-2008|06:20 AM

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static to active particles

Hey all, So here's what I'm trying to do. I want my particles to be static until a collision object activates them. Based on a great thread by...

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by ragecgi

11-07-2008|02:48 AM

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rigid bodies sticking together when colliding

Hi, Im having a problem with my cars colliding with eachother. There on motion paths so I created them to be passive and then set keys for them to...

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by Edward256

08-07-2008|08:20 AM

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River Rapids

Hi! I need help with something. I'm trying to put together some River Rapids (like those you find at a theme park), and I'm trying to make it rather...

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by Edward256

08-07-2008|08:07 AM

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Explosions

Alright. So I'm pretty new to maya and just learned some basics with motiontracking. What I'm trying to do is motion track a piece of footage, then...

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by ragecgi

28-06-2008|06:35 PM

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Emitter

I'm looking for a tutorial or help in finding out how to continuously create lots of the same shapes through emitters or some other way. I want...

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by ragecgi

25-06-2008|06:03 AM

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New Render Layers Video tutorial

Hey all, just pointing out my new Render Layers and Material Overrides video tutorial available HERE

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by ragecgi

14-06-2008|05:58 PM

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Particles in Mental RAy

Hi, about to start some minor particle work for the first time for uni. After a bit of googling I've discovered that there were issues rendering...

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by ragecgi

13-06-2008|06:10 PM

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speed up simulation?

Is there a way to speed up the simulation done using dynamics? no particles are used, just a ball hitting domino's but about half way through the...

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by RaginRob

03-06-2008|01:52 AM

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blood

Hello Can any one give me any suggestion on how to make blood. I need it to splatter first like on a wall and then drip down. Any idea would...

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by alienfromblueplanet

30-05-2008|06:24 AM

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Texture on Particle Instancer Objects

Hi All, I need help for maya particle instancer. I want to achieve a result like the picture on the left side which is poly cubes light up with...

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by Andy William

27-05-2008|06:44 AM

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Atom Project. <Need Dynamics Help> | Page: 1 2

I am building a model for an atom. I want to show the atom of a hydrogen in which electron is revolving around the nucleus. as electron revolves it...

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by bilalbajwa2336

26-05-2008|01:06 AM

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How to check for collision with a particular object?

Hi there, I'm looking for a solution to this: I want to create a moving vacuum cleaner with particles and fields. My scene contains a plane...

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by RaginRob

20-05-2008|01:59 PM

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Creating win in Maya

Hello everyone, I am currently working on a school project, creating an interactive statue that draws energy from the win, using a technology...

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by maoam

18-05-2008|04:12 PM

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Problem with dynamic chain

Hey guys, Ive modelled a pendant on a chain that I want to swing around. There are about 15 links in the chain, none of them are touching. I...

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by ragecgi

18-05-2008|07:40 AM

Replies: 4

Realistic Rain

Trying to get some realistic rain here. This is what I have so far. I used particles with instanced shapes. The problem is that since the scene will...

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by ragecgi

07-05-2008|01:54 PM

Replies: 7

Emitting Particles From Fluids

I wanted to make a cloud with some fluid effects, and thought about emitting particlers from it to look like rain. Is this possible? I haven't had a...

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