Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
# 1 17-07-2002 , 07:10 PM
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Matrix Bullet Trail

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


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# 2 17-07-2002 , 11:11 PM
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8 to 10 static particle fields which are are scaled in time
Just one way!!!


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# 3 18-07-2002 , 03:07 AM
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What are static particle field and how do you scale in time. Sorry I'm new.


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# 4 10-09-2002 , 03:46 AM
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Ripple THIS! :)

There are a NUMBER of ways to do this.

The image below is a still shot of a scene I did for the NAVY back in 2000 for a recruiting ad they were doing.

Here is how I did that 2 1/2 years ago with Maya:

1. I grouped a directional point emitter to the back of all of my bullets so that they would emit in the opposite direction of the bullet's movement.

2. I then made a "disk" object, shaded with my custom "translucent-glass" shader found here:
https://www.ragecgi.com/RAGEbullet_trail.zip

3. I then instanced the disk object to the particles, and assigned a <rand> (random) expression to the emitter so that it would emit the instanced "disks" at random x/y scale sizes.

I can't remember the expression, but the Maya docs, or an expression guru on these forums should be able to write one for youuser added image

4. I then rendered the particle "trails" separatley, and comped them in post to have more control over shiny-ness, blur, etc.

That was the short and skinny of it alluser added image


ALSO, for the sake of speed, here is another way:
-A QUICK, ONE dimentional way would be to use particleIllusion, (AKA, the default particle system in Combustion)

1. map animated frames of your rendered "trail-disks" to a sprite-emitter in particleIllusion.

2. track the bullets on your source footage, and using that tracking data, assign the emitter(s) to that data.

3. Tweak your particles to emit a "random" scale-emittion.
Meaning, adjust the settings to emit sprites at random sizes.


Hope that helped a little moreuser added image


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# 5 10-09-2002 , 09:17 PM
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very constructive

dude,
that was the most constructive reply post i have ever got to this question...phew after 3 years some one has actually shown an image instead of speaking/typing a thousand words.
really,really,really cool.
much appreciated.
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No problem

No prob!

I'm new to this site, but I've been in the biz for 7 years, and I thought I'd start spillin my guts a bituser added image

Thanks for the nice comment!


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# 7 10-09-2002 , 10:10 PM
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yep fantastic post ragecgi

# 8 10-09-2002 , 10:16 PM
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Thanks!

Originally posted by Kevin
yep fantastic post ragecgi

Thanks guys!

I'll try to keep the answers coming!


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# 9 11-09-2002 , 05:54 PM
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rage on dude !!!

hey dude,
i posted a link or rather mentioned that you have a bullet trail tut(and the file) on the cgtalk maya forums(sticky tutorials thread) so i guess youll be busy for some time eh user added image
hope this place begins to buzz.
ta da !!!
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# 10 11-09-2002 , 08:57 PM
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Re: rage on dude !!!

Originally posted by boomji
i posted a link or rather mentioned that you have a bullet trail tut(and the file) on the cgtalk maya forums(sticky tutorials thread) so i guess youll be busy for some time eh user added image
hope this place begins to buzz.
ta da !!!
b

Thanks man! Cooluser added image

However, I'm actually trying to steer-clear of CGTalk, because I've found that SimplyMaya is more informative, and friendly.

Just like you! hehe...

Thanks again, and I hope to answer more questions for all of you!


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# 11 24-09-2002 , 03:31 PM
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Just to keep you guys up to date... Izzy has done a matrix style bullet trial VIP tutorial, that will be released next week user added image

# 12 24-09-2002 , 03:48 PM
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Whoohoo!


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# 13 09-10-2002 , 03:13 PM
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Bullet tutorial now out user added image

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help me

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Please join the vip section for access to this great tutorial.

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hi i'm new please welcome me=)

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