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emitting fluids at collsion points

Hey guys, I would like to be able to emit fluids at collisions points (similar to particles' version), for instance if i had some geometry go...

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by bendingiscool

28-08-2008|10:41 PM

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goal for rigid bodies

Hey, I'm trying to find a way to make a 'goal' for Rigid Bodies, I'm guessing I will have to use expressions on the RB's impulse directions but am...

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by bendingiscool

25-10-2008|06:37 AM

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particles follow on texture

Hey, I am after a way to have particles flow along a surface via a texture map, for instance if I had a strip of black down the centre of a...

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by ragecgi

07-03-2009|01:55 PM

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Xgen

Does anyone know how to use Xgen for creating fur like applying textures to it?

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by Bennell

20-12-2013|02:32 PM

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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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NEWBYE Vs HYDRODYNAMIC

Hello to everyone!! I got to simulate a jet of dense fluid (such as synthetic oil) getting out from a plastic bottle neck... Should I use a fluid...

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by ragecgi

28-05-2003|04:13 PM

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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

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Air Fields - > Softbodies

Hi all. --> I'm using version 6.0.1 I've gotten stuck in Maya again, not sure why but I can't seem to make this dynamics effect work, maybe you...

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by BilloBob

20-01-2005|08:54 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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rolling cloud effect

hi guys, i need to make a rolling cloud effect very similar to the ones in the background in this animation. not the actual tornado. although come...

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by Alan

01-07-2004|12:04 PM

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growing vine leaves?

Hi there! I have a problem where i need to grow leaves on a grape vine. I have animated a leaf growing in size, unfurling etc. then i chose...

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by dirack

04-09-2004|07:40 PM

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soft body

I seem to be having a problem with soft bodies ... I have geometry, representing a cloak, this is split left to right causing the cloak to be in two...

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by ragecgi

02-10-2003|07:09 PM

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fire

does anybody know how I'd go about making fire in Maya? I was thinking it would have something to do with fluid effects and a 3d container

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by mhcannon

01-03-2005|02:38 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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Particles and Dynamics

Hi everyone, I'm not very experienced at all in using MAYA, and I happened to want to make a fountain, and animate it. I thought that particles...

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by Bluethunder

24-07-2008|06:33 AM

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Simulating a Double Pendulum

I am trying to simulate the motion of a double pendulum in maya 2018, but can't figure it out. I have tried both ncloth and using a gravity field,...

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by bmyonatan

01-03-2018|09:09 PM

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PaintEffects Vine growth question...

Heya's, Stumbled onto an older thread in this forum from awhile ago that was similar to my own question. Had an awesome response, so here goes. ...

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by BoK

25-08-2009|03:15 AM

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Light emitting objects or particles

Hi Everyone, I'm a fairly new Maya user. I've read most of the online documentation for Maya PLE and I haven't been able to figure out how to make...

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by Kerosene

14-11-2004|07:56 PM

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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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Instancing Animations

When Insancing an animated object ( Like a Bat Flyiing) to a particle system (to make many Bats flying). Is there some kind of Expreddion or...

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by brentlydavis

29-11-2004|05:52 PM