Originally posted by Rhetoric Camel
I'm working on my animation in the park with me and my dog, and I want to use dynamics when I throw the ball so it will have a more realistic bounce and roll when it hits the ground.
The qball sounds like it would be fun, hitting into a group of other pool balls.
Might help get you started. Animation here https://www.simplymaya.com/daves/playblast.f4v Scene file here https://www.simplymaya.com/daves/ball_bounce.ma
May be of no use to you but it's real simple to do. The above is by no means perfect just a quick example to show you how easy it is if you've never done it b4
Dave 
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