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Particle render

I want to render my particles with the software window(they are streaks). Do I have to use the hardware renderer, or will the software work???

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by ragecgi

05-08-2003|08:33 PM

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Vortex

Hey gang, I need to make a spiraling vortex of clouds and asteroids for my camera to fly through so I thought, what better than to use a Vortex ...

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by ragecgi

06-08-2003|07:10 PM

Replies: 8

Dynamic rigid bodies

Hi out there, I have a question concerning dynamic rigid bodies. I know maya is not basically a physical simulation engine, but since it does some...

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by peterTheHero

12-03-2004|10:27 PM

Replies: 8

dynamic ribbon

Hi Rage. Here is that new thread, ;). Just to reiterate, I have a gift box with a ribbon on the top lid and I am trying to simulate the box...

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by mirek03

23-10-2008|06:47 PM

Replies: 8

Animation with fire

I've been trying to animate fire, but can only seem to get still images of it with the regular rendering stuff. As most of you know, when you take an...

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by mtmckinley

07-10-2002|10:23 PM

Replies: 7

animate explosions

How do you keyframe attriubutes on and off? I want to animate an explosion similar to the scene in Starwars (but much simpler)where the pod racer...

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by ragecgi

14-12-2002|05:22 AM

Replies: 7

Falling dominos...

Hi all - Can anyone point me to a web URL that has a tutorial for creating falling domino's in Maya? You know - where you knock over the first...

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by MKess007

11-01-2003|07:44 PM

Replies: 7

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 a particle emmiter

Subject Duplicating particle emission Edit Reply Posted by mrcoolbp (Few Posts) Posted on 04/05/03 08:10 PM I just got a really...

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by ragecgi

13-04-2003|02:44 AM

Replies: 7

lightning

Hey when i add lightning into this scene is just straight i wonder if i'm overlooking something trying to get the lightning to to hit the object...

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by mtmckinley

18-09-2003|01:57 AM

Replies: 7

text blowing off chalk board

Not sure if this is an animation question or special effect. However, I would like to have text written on a chalk board and then blown off into a...

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by ragecgi

26-09-2005|07:55 PM

Replies: 7

Flower Power !

hi guys.... well i wanted to create a "flower opening" for a seasonal promo video..i tried alot..in maya paint effects but still that look does'nt...

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by mind_raper

04-03-2004|05:46 PM

Replies: 7

raindrops

Some raineffects for the IRC peep, will post some info bout it later (also when I've made it not hurting to look at) :eek: :rolleyes: addendum:...

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by Dann

21-09-2004|09:51 PM

Replies: 7

Freezing Ocean

Hello, I want to make a special effect in Maya. I've got an Ocean (fluid effects) and I want this ocean to freeze, beginning at the back of the...

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by alexkemp

29-09-2005|04:29 PM

Replies: 7

Lumps in Milk?

Hey... I'm not sure wether or not this question has been asked before, but I couldn't really find much... I want to make a simple scene in...

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by mirek03

18-02-2008|12:29 PM

Replies: 7

exploding image

hello, I'd like to make a little animation of an image which explodes into individual particles (in the form of square pixels). Anyone got...

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by phonk

08-03-2008|06:16 AM

Replies: 7

Particles that die on contact with a surface ?

Hi everybody I have a question regarding maya particles. Ok I have a scene with a swimming fish (my great white shark) I have created a...

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by ragecgi

16-03-2008|05:28 AM

Replies: 7

resting particles

If I wanted to make particles that stayed in place until they were disturbed, (think a pile of sand being kicked) would I make the ground collide...

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by ragecgi

08-04-2008|11:47 AM

Replies: 7

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

Match-move data move geometry (not camera)

Hello. I hope this hasn't been asked already, and I also hope it's not too advanced for the newbie forum. I'm still a newbie at least. I'd like to...

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by ragecgi

28-08-2008|02:58 AM

Replies: 7

Problems; Creating "fog" from blower

Hello, I'm trying to re-create the effect of an humidifier device blowing out "fog" (see examples below). I have little experience with maya...

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by dvhouw

12-10-2012|03:48 PM

Replies: 7

Archetype movie effect

Hi all, Very new here and to Maya in general. I'm trying to improve on my skills and recreate the funnel transition effect they used in Aaron...

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by NextDesign

02-04-2012|05:17 AM

Replies: 7

ncloth

Hi I have a cached ncloth simulation which is simulating lovely. But it occurs too quickly. Is there a way I can slow it down in the scene, so I...

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by Jay

26-02-2012|10:42 PM

Replies: 7

The Art of Destruction - Production Workflows for Explosions

FXguide has posted a really interesting article with some cool clips about destruction simulations and how they blow stuff up at major VFX houses...

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by daverave

17-12-2011|03:04 PM

Replies: 7

Gravity v/s FPS

I thought I understood gravity fields pretty well until today. If I apply a gravity field to a 1" diameter sphere, default settings on gravity, then...

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