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Maya surface emitter to curve flow

Hi, I am trying to get some cubes to emit from a plane and then slowly move upwards for about 4 seconds before being affected by a curve flow that...

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by Chris Miller

14-04-2015|08:56 AM

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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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by Perfecto

10-04-2011|01:09 PM

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Matrix Bullet Trail | Page: 1 2

Does anyone know how to do the Matrix bullet effect(ripples behind bullet)

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by florry

30-12-2003|04:53 AM

Replies: 16

Fluid initial state

Hi people, This is my first post at simplymaya but I've been here a while trying to grasp the spirit of the forum. I'm really a mechanical...

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by ragecgi

11-07-2003|11:11 PM

Replies: 9

Maya Bifrost Aero Flame

I am Trying to create a flame using Bifrost Aero.When i render it,it looks blurry.I tried putting lower value in master voxel but still it gives...

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by ArenaAdajan

07-11-2020|04:33 AM

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Ring of Fire with Maya fluid

Hello all, I need some help again. I've been looking around for how to use Maya fluids to create a ring of fire around my character. It's part of...

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by Blocker226

13-06-2014|05:12 AM

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nCloth is too jumpy or floating (no gravity...)

hey guys! I am trying too rigg a dress with nCloth but there is one big (besides many others :) ) problem: the dress seems to float around the...

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by Falott

24-06-2010|07:17 PM

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creating airbubbles for underwater

Can someone help me out or point me to a tut that shows how to simulate bubbles raising through water. its for the min comp. thanks

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by Roman

24-09-2002|07:40 AM

Replies: 4

Instancer rotation question

Hi everyone, I want to do a gatling gut sort of effect, where the bullets fly out and the casings are ejected and fall to the floor. I've gotten the...

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by Calvin

30-01-2009|02:08 PM

Replies: 5

Offset Xgen Archive animation

I've created a cilia (essentially a little tentacle) that whips back and forth, which I've saved as an animated archive. I then populate a surface...

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by sooterkin81

01-12-2014|08:06 PM

Replies: 5

nCLoth

Hi just having trouble simulating paper with nCloth. Id like it to wrap around a book while opening. The edges appear sharp however, and would...

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by mj3dvfx

22-12-2011|09:21 PM

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Best way to increase detail of ncloth simulation?

Hi Guys, So I have an ncloth banner that flops down over the side of a building. I have physical weights at the bottom edge to help pull it down....

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by dre4mer

24-10-2014|03:50 PM

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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

Replies: 16

particle direction with animated characters

Ever wanted to make a particle go in the direction your character is pointing and don't want to animate the emitter directly? Yeah, didn't think...

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by Razor Blade

19-05-2012|01:01 AM

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adding water to glass

im not all that new to maya, but ive never had any classes and have only read a few tutorials. im very familiar with the interface and tools and what...

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by mastone

27-07-2007|11:06 PM

Replies: 3

Maya Particle change instance geometry in certain places

Hello, I am trying to make a simple Particle simulation where the particles change instance geometry, for example: They start as cubes then when...

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by alialbdri

22-07-2017|08:51 AM

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How to Make a Polygon Tree Sway in Wind....

Hello everyone, I have a polygon tree, that has fruit on it, and would like to simulate the type of wind animation that is built into PaintFX for...

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by Sierrus

30-12-2003|06:02 PM

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particles with opacityPP attribute not rendering properly

I have a volume emitter set to cloud s/w for the particle type. I have an opacityPP attribute set to use a ramp for the opacity which is using a...

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by caetano

06-11-2015|12:52 PM

Replies: 3

First work | Page: 1 2

Hello all, this is my first finished work in maya i know its basic but im proud of it thanks shandaman. http://3d-wiz.com/Liquid_Simulation.avi

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by Razor Blade

07-11-2005|05:27 PM

Replies: 26

particles to form polygon body mesh

:confused: I am trying for an effect where a polygon mesh of a human body dissolves (morphs) into atoms (which would be instanced to particles)...

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by Dann

30-01-2004|12:16 AM

Replies: 6

How do i change the colour of fire

Ok i want to make the fire change colour half way through an animation. i figured you change the colours of the blob map and the partial colour but...

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by gster123

13-12-2005|02:54 PM

Replies: 5

Fluids Wispy Smoke Effect

I would like to generate a wispy smoke effect and then have that smoke form into the below image ...

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by stwert

12-08-2015|04:15 PM

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Instanced Particle Aim Direction

Hi, fellas, I have this little issue about instanced particles. I'm experimenting on making rain with particles, and I now have some instanced...

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by ragecgi

29-05-2003|02:34 PM

Replies: 3

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

Replies: 24

how to make a cg bubble?

Can any one tell me how to make a cg bubble? I know i can make a bubble with a particle but it doesn't look right. help please any one.

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by jm82792

09-02-2008|06:30 PM