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Hardware Render: need a depth pass for sprites to be comped in AE

Hi folks. New to this forum. I have a question I've been researching for a few hours now with no luck. So I have a static field of sprites that a...

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by ckuper

06-04-2013|06:31 PM

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Particles moving on a surface! Please Help!

Hello all, Im new to the forum and have joined because I'm in dire need of help. I have a medical animation deadline but don't know how to get the...

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by gster123

31-07-2006|06:55 AM

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Custom mesh explosion?

Hello people! Once again I need your wisdom on a specialized matter.. What I want to do is make a low poly dragon mesh the source of an fire,...

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by getamalesh

09-08-2011|06:54 AM

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Cloud Particles doesn't work?

Hey guys, I was trying to learn Dynamics, and doing Maya Getting Started lesson on Dynamics, in which creating a fountain particles with color....

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by daverave

05-07-2012|01:36 PM

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particles in a "box"

hello. i need an advice how to make following set up: i need a fix amount of particles, which should randomly fly around in a specified volume and...

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by mickhah

27-10-2020|06:00 PM

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Penetration of rigid bodies

I'm having trouble with rigid bodies penetrating each other...specifically the active bodies penetrating my ground plane which is passive body. I...

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by G-Man

22-08-2010|10:29 PM

Replies: 6

Crashing Ocean Waves in MAYA

Hello everyone, I'm trying to build a stormy ocean in MAYA using deformers and softbodies. I'm trying to figure out 2 things: 1) How can I get...

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by Calvin

24-11-2002|05:24 AM

Replies: 4

Particle Death Question

Hello all. I'm dabbling into nParticles now, and I was wondering if there was a good way to kill particles that leave a certain area? Sort of...

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by rhonedog

21-12-2011|05:09 PM

Replies: 9

Instanced objects with gravity

I'm trying to make an emitter that emits rocks and pile up .I have an instanced object and I applied gravity to it with the dynamics on and made it...

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by daverave

16-01-2011|07:16 PM

Replies: 3

Changing Point Lock for multiple Dynamic Curves

Hi All, I'm just wondering if there's a quick way to change the point lock from 'both ends' to 'base' or 'tip' for multiple dynamic curves. I...

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by Sgt_BigZ

13-11-2012|08:18 PM

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Clouds flickering - need help on CG Short

We've been using a geometry solution to making our Heavenly clouds for our short film but we're having some flickering problems and Id love to solve...

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by honestdom

07-01-2011|05:46 PM

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rain drops | Page: 1 2

I'm trying to make it rain on my T. rex. the rain comes down okay, but when it collides, it makes a new particle as a result of collision events, and...

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by ragecgi

29-12-2003|08:44 PM

Replies: 24

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

nCloth scale

I attempting to incorporate some simple nCloth into a large-ish scene. I'm new to it but know about the disparity in working units (nCloth always...

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by se7enhedd

01-06-2017|11:46 AM

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Growing Grass ...

How do I confine growing grass to stay within an object (like a box) so that it doesn’t penetrate through the sides?

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by mtcgs

26-07-2011|09:54 PM

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Here is a challenge - make a bird with feathers........

Hi all Here is a challenge :-) I want to make a seagul flying in the air. I want it to make it so realistic as possible, with real looking...

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by Alan

27-01-2004|05:29 PM

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Mental Ray rendering multicolored sprites as one color! Why?

Hi folks. So I'm trying to get mental ray to render a bunch of STATIC particles that are no longer dynamic. I have assigned a lambert shader to...

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by scentmental

21-08-2012|10:48 PM

Replies: 11

deleting Nparticles after cashing simulation

Hey guys is there a way to delete an individual Nparticle from the Nparticle system, but after cashing off dynamic simulation? in my case i love...

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by berndr

08-02-2011|02:04 AM

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"BAMF-like" X-MEN NIGHTCRAWLER effect how-to

Hi all, Rage here with another tempting morsel:) Vectorman has asked this question of me tonight, and since his PM-box was full, I thought it...

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by .:morpher:.

08-09-2004|01:26 PM

Replies: 5

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

Replies: 4

grow animation

hello everyone , I am new to maya animation, worked a lot in 3ds max, what I want to know how can I animate a building growing up from the soil. In...

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by daverave

10-09-2012|11:08 AM

Replies: 4

Picking up an nCloth

Hello all, I wanted to ask what's the best way to pick up an nCloth object. I only have access to Maya 2008 and 2009. Say for example a...

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by Calvin

14-07-2011|02:43 PM