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birthing rigid body's from particles

Hello , is it possible to birth rigid body's from a particles ? thank you

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by BadG3r

17-05-2007|12:05 AM

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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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Rigidbodies, active, passive, not colliding?

Hello, in my scene, I have a sphere, set as passive, colliding into a bunch of triangle meshes(they are separated). There is gravity. The sphere is...

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by bpears

09-12-2013|08:49 PM

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Particles collide with same object emitting from.

Hey, I'm trying to make particles collide with the same object they are emitting from. I have a complex 123d mesh of a hand and forearm...

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by daverave

12-11-2012|08:04 PM

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Realistic Coffee Cup

I'm trying to create a realistic coffee cup. 1) I found a "coffee" shader at highend3d, but actually it consist of two different shaders - how do...

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by ragecgi

10-05-2003|02:52 AM

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Maya Fluids Help!

Hi, Where can I find decent Maya Fluids tutorials on the internet? I'm using Maya fluids for the first time, but I really don't want to...

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by trekg4

12-12-2008|02:59 PM

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Adhesion

i want to make blood run down the face of a woman, is there a way to do that? and if so can someone tell me how to get the most realistic effect?

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by kbrown

27-10-2002|12:46 PM

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Can I disable this warning?

Maya is giving me the warning message... Warning: file: C:/Program Files/Alias/Maya6.5/scripts/others/timeSlider.mel line 141: The goal forces for...

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by westiemad

17-06-2006|01:58 PM

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Bullet Mesh collision problem

Hello, I have an object that I want to shatter when it falls and hits the ground and I was trying to use Maya's bullet dynamics to do it. If I...

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by Calvin

27-05-2014|04:43 AM

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Animating Paint Effects

Hi, This too is my last semester's project,...part of it anyway. I used Paint Effects and animated the curves in the Attribute Editor and when I...

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by ragecgi

23-10-2002|12:17 AM

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Realistic underwater... | Page: 1 2

How do I make the fishes look like they're actually IN the water, instead of in font of it using af background image?

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by MKess007

03-02-2003|09:15 PM

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disable/enable gravity

I am working on a project for school and i need a gravity dynamic to only be enabled starting at a certain frame. How would I be able to accomplish...

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by ragecgi

07-09-2003|08:20 PM

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Coloured balls

Hi im trying to create falling coloured balls - maybe four colours interacting with each other like marbles. I was trying with particles. Jut...

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by Sircharles

08-09-2011|04:13 PM

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Bitfrost pouring liquid

Hi all. Just started looking into BF but i'm stuck at the first hurdle. I have a liquid pouring out of my bottle onto a surface but I need to...

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by Stephen

19-06-2015|08:51 AM

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Maya Arnold - shaded volume from mesh shape?

Hi, How can I create a shaded volume from a mesh / object shape in Arnold for Maya? Natively? Third party? // Best // Ola

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by OlaAtKongotec

19-10-2015|09:06 PM

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Dynamic Fire Effect

Hello everyone, I just recently bought the software and decided to create the "Sun". The problem is, whenever I add fire effect to it, it's going...

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by Gomo

01-08-2015|07:56 AM

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need help with water drop

I have to do a water drop that collides with a surface (a simple plane). I have an ideea how to do this a have used a sphere (soft body) and a...

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by adldesigner

21-04-2003|02:20 AM

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Hopefully simple question regarding Fluids (Hard surface)

Hello all. I have an issue that has been kicking me around for about 2 weeks. If you have seen the demo from Duncan regarding the mixing of...

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by shamusoliver

08-12-2011|05:42 PM

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distortion on turbine

Hello..Bonjour… I need help :help: which could explain, how to add a heat distortion on turbine helicopter ... Thank you ;)

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by registudio

04-10-2011|08:26 AM

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Rendering Lines

Hi Folks, I´m working with Maya since a few years now and did mostly work with Modeling / Texturing / Rigid- and IK Animation. Now I´d like to...

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by user12

22-11-2013|11:25 AM

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Testing a dragon wing

My project has dragon-style wings. I want to focus on the wings alone without having to deal with any distractions (I seem to go off on tangents...

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by Jimby

23-11-2011|04:35 AM

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How can I simulate the explosion of a plane?

Hi! Can someone tell me how to make an object explode? I know how to make an exploding fireball and so on, but how do I let explode an object...

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by Kevin

09-12-2002|05:09 PM

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How do i create rubble from an explosion or cave in

at the moment i am trying to create rubble/ debris to look like a cave in or blasting in an underground mine. i am currently attempting to use...

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by ragecgi

01-07-2009|09:32 PM

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ground covered with stones

How would I go if I want to simulate a ground covered with little stones like on the picture below? my first idea was to create a particle cloud,...

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by Falott

07-10-2008|03:32 AM

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breath in cold air

hi, I have a project for class involving cold weather, and i wanted my character to have his breath showing for the close up scene. the rest would be...

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by stwert

11-12-2009|05:54 PM

Replies: 3