Blowing stuff up ! (Explosions)

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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# 1 01-05-2003 , 10:28 AM

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Oke, I am back again...

I have a simple question. I have a model and Iwant to blow it up in gods now how many pieces, including a nice explosion and fragments and other stuff :-)... how do I do that !

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# 2 01-05-2003 , 11:18 AM

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Havent' played with it but there is a shatter in the dynamics

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# 3 01-05-2003 , 11:24 AM

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tnx.. I have been so focused on modeling that I forget that there are also other tools in maya.. and when you want to do other stuff... we bump in to a problm. I wil have a look at the shatter !. user added image

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# 4 01-05-2003 , 11:39 AM

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you can cut the ship up with the cut faces tool then apply a field to all the peices so they blow out like a explosion then apply a gravity field so they fall down to earth
hope that helps

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# 5 01-05-2003 , 02:19 PM

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welcome back mate - here you go!

https://www.simplymaya.com/movie_page...html?tut_id=48

and here is the fibnal AVI:
https://www.simplymaya.com/vip_movie_...lxploddivx.zip

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# 6 01-05-2003 , 02:30 PM

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Thanks Kev!

And Welcome back Protheus!

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# 7 01-05-2003 , 03:07 PM

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Well.. tnx all.... so I see the site has been much, very much changed... all to the better ! user added image

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# 8 01-05-2003 , 03:55 PM

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dude can u post it when u finish it? user added image

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# 9 04-05-2003 , 10:42 PM

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definitly !!!.. I will start blowing stuff up.... user added image

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# 10 27-06-2003 , 03:22 AM

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Any news yet on your progress?

Don't worry, we will wait user added image

After all, it's summertime!

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# 11 29-06-2003 , 09:51 AM

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Well..... yes and no... Last week my HD crashed !.. so i lost 6.0 GB of data incuding the explosion... user added image

.. Now I am trying to figure out how I did it again !...... Computers ! major headache .. user added image

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# 12 29-06-2003 , 10:27 AM

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Say no more user added image

Just a week or so ago, the same happened to me, and I've only just got back up and running user added image

Good luck bud!

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# 13 29-06-2003 , 10:30 AM

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I hate computers sometimes. Sometimes I wish I was a garbage man an not a administrator !!!.. hahaahha user added image

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# 14 29-06-2003 , 06:48 PM

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Yeah, I wanted to be a garbage man once myself, but I'm DEATHLY affaid of needles, and I heard that they have to get regular shots for tetnus etc. and that just made me change my mind user added image

LOL.

...yeah... I'm a wussy when it comes to needles. hehe..

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# 15 30-06-2003 , 06:21 PM

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hahah.. I don't care you can poke me with needle anytime, I do not mind. I also do not mind to go to the dentist. The only thing I hate is going to the barbershop !.. I hate getting my hair cut !

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