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per particle attr with shaders

Hey gang. Got a new quandry some of you may have already solved. If so your assisstance would be greatly appreaciated as usual. I've got a...

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by ragecgi

26-05-2005|02:55 AM

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Technique Advice

Hey Guys, Just looking for some advice on how to approach a scene that i have in my 3d short film that i'm currently working on. In my scene I...

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by niobi xd

07-05-2005|08:02 AM

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colliding geometry...

there is sequence where my objective is to shatter a glass pane...but the shards do not disperse, they collide with the collision object but dont go...

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by TheAnswerRP03

03-05-2005|12:18 PM

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particle count on particle grid?

hi anyone know how to get more particles in a Particle Grid after creation? (ie. reduce particle size and distance apart within the grid). I...

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by Ebrahim Emira

02-05-2005|01:54 PM

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Shatter

Hi, Im stuck because I would like a bottle to shatter on a table so that it creates a more realsitic effect. What is the easiest way to...

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by Ebrahim Emira

02-05-2005|01:19 PM

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Spread pieces after shatter effect

Is there any simple way to spread pieces after I've used the shatter effect? I can do it manually, but that's a big work when i'm dealing with many...

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by cung

22-04-2005|12:07 AM

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Dynamics and Polygons

I am trying to create a wall crubling using a shatter effect. My wall is made of polygons, but for some reason, when I make the shatter effect on it,...

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by graphik

08-04-2005|08:47 PM

Replies: 1

Shattering Glass

the scene is a computer monitor whose glass pane gets blown outwards due to an explosion that occurs inside the actual monitor... ...i've gone...

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by graphik

08-04-2005|06:47 PM

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particle streak compositing...

i am not actually sure where this post belongs because there is no compositing feature in maya...i am having problem however when i composite a...

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by graphik

08-04-2005|06:36 PM

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Problem With Ring of Fire

I used the free ring of fire tutorial to add a ring of fire in a scene that I am making for a buddies game he is making for one of his classes. I...

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by Brunswick

08-04-2005|06:03 PM

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Are my models too complex for dynamics?

Got another problem once again. :D I'm modelling a set of block with letters on them for a flash movie. So instead of using texturing I modelled...

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by frippz

07-04-2005|05:28 PM

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shatter effect

I am having a problem creating a shatter effect on a sphere. I am having the sphere bounce off of a surface first, before it hits the floor, so I...

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by Calvin

07-04-2005|02:28 AM

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particle text

HI (genius)PPL from all over the world, I dono how to explain my problem but..i ll tell wat i was looking for....I m tyring to create a text " ...

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by graphik

05-04-2005|03:28 PM

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pistons, hydraulics help

hi, for the challenge, on my foot i added hydraulics, pistons, whatever u want to call it, how can i manipulate it dynamically, when i lift my foot...

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by MixX

05-04-2005|09:43 AM

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Stormy Ocean Creation...

i've noticed over several forums that alot of people are very interested in creating stormy ocean effects, (myself included). Now after pulling my...

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by thatdudeyoulove

25-03-2005|09:12 PM

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melting substance

am new to dynamics...an d i need to know how to melt a hard substance melt , some thing like a mech hand melting away.....this is something like...

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by Pony

23-03-2005|03:10 PM

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Explotion

I'm totally a beginner to Maya. I'm only 14 years old, and I've been working with some different 3D applications in about 4 months now. I've created...

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by and_gle

23-03-2005|11:23 AM

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Explosion Effect

Sorry to bg everyone again but I am trying to make an explosion effect but don't know were to begin. I am just looking for a quick and easy (or...

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by Brunswick

20-03-2005|06:06 PM

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Cloth in the wind..

I'm trying to animate a (nurbs) strand blowing in the wind.. where one end doesn't move and the other is flapping any ideas?

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by BillyZ

18-03-2005|09:33 PM

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changing mass per particle in component mode

hi I select single particles in component mode. When I got to Windows>General>Component Editor after that to view stats, i try to change say the...

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by lori_hunter

16-03-2005|10:15 AM

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Need Help

Is there anyway to make an object with a shatter effect not fall apart as it is falling through the air? I currently have the shatter attribute...

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by Noradul

15-03-2005|09:30 PM

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surface emission particles inheriting texture

hi i'm trying to emit particles from a nurbs object and have the particles inheriting the object's texture. I read the help file (and the earlier...

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by lori_hunter

14-03-2005|12:55 AM

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3D effects with particles

I know that it is possible to apply colors to a particle, but is there any way to apply 3D effects onto them. For example if I wanted to paint fire...

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by Noradul

09-03-2005|01:26 AM

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Cloth Cache

Hi Plz help me! I have this scene where i made some cloth that i deleted - and i also deleted the "simulation" cache! BUT - still - whenever i...

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