Dynamics & Special Effects - Page 15 - Simply Maya User Community

Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2

This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.

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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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help me!!!!!!!!

i make a 2d container with an emitter. and when ever i try to select the emitter i get this msg (fatal error. attempting to save in...

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by ragecgi

04-06-2005|06:59 AM

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Great cloth tutorial Kurt

Kurt, you should write tutorials for Maya. I was at a loss after reading their manual, but you put it all together for me, thanks. Sometimes I...

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by Kurt

07-06-2005|12:12 PM

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cloud particles too circular

Hey Guys, I'm currently making a scene which is just a thunderstorm in the clouds....what i'm doing is making the clouds in maya and taking them...

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by niobi xd

08-06-2005|03:37 PM

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mud?

how do I make mud? I used a fluid container and filled it half way with fluid. I made a ball that moves to collide with it. It works, but no matter...

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by alexkemp

10-06-2005|02:18 PM

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rain

Is it possible to make rain with paint effects on a ocean, so you can get ripples on the water? thanks

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by Bambus

15-06-2005|08:31 AM

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Particle Instancing

i'm trying to instance a model as particles....i select the model, then the particles and go particles->instancer...but it doesnt replace the...

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by errethakbe

19-06-2005|02:21 AM

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Cloth Collision Object

I know you guys are probably sick to death of these Cloth Questions, well, here's another. I made a cloth object to fit around my character. ...

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by aa2147339

21-06-2005|02:45 AM

Replies: 5

Cloth problem

Ok, so I´m back with another problem :D I´m having some problems with Maya Cloth, and it may be a pretty simple one to solve, I don´t know. But...

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by MixX

05-07-2005|10:50 AM

Replies: 0

continuity

Hi, I have also posted this thread in the newbie sections, but haven't got a reply yet and since I need this now, I figured I would post it up...

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by graphik

26-07-2005|04:53 PM

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paint fx

Does anyone know if paint FX strokes can cast shadows on other paint fx strokes?

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by Dann

30-07-2005|01:28 AM

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Grass in the wind!!!

Hi ya, I'm in the process of trying to make some grass genlty move in the wind. I've used Fur for the grass and the dynamic attractor to get the...

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by blitzmaya

05-09-2005|05:42 PM

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Do your research: The Anatomy Of An Explosion

Ok folks, here is a link to a great research find on: The Anatomy of An Explosion: http://www.groundzerofx.com/explosions.htm

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by ragecgi

19-09-2005|05:27 AM

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Rendering floating abjects.

I've created an ocean, which is animating in playback and redering fine, however when i ad an object (cube) and make it float "make motor boats", it...

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by Razor Blade

26-09-2005|04:39 PM

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text blowing off chalk board

Not sure if this is an animation question or special effect. However, I would like to have text written on a chalk board and then blown off into a...

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by ragecgi

26-09-2005|07:55 PM

Replies: 7

Bubble help

I'm creating an underwater shot sequence, and I have a submarine w/ particle emitters attached to each propeller, so that it leaves a small,...

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by ragecgi

26-09-2005|07:58 PM

Replies: 4

Lava-like Fluids...

i am working on an animation that requires, an india ink bottle be knocked over and for the ink to flow outward and spread across the table in a...

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by ragecgi

26-09-2005|08:38 PM

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making cable faling - how to avoid the cable intersect it self?

I'm making an elevator cable snap and falling down the shaft. Now, I extruded a circle curve (cable body) along a straigt curve (cable path), while...

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by ragecgi

26-09-2005|09:59 PM

Replies: 4

Water Fluids and explosion collision

hello, I am doing a project that needs to get done fast. I have gone through a couple tutorials, but they produced poor results, or I don't...

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by howdy-mr.

26-09-2005|11:16 PM

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Flag motion path

Is it possible to make a flag or rag of some sort, without using cloth, and attach it to a motion path, and whenever it moves, it flutters around the...

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