animatethis.gr - Softimage Tutorial - Directed Particle Flow +UV Generation from nixx





This started out as a custom compound for a "lava flow" effect.

Standard simulation is fine, but usually lacks the precise control that some projects need.
This tool was created with mainly two things in mind : speed and ease of setup,
and directability : control over the "where" and "how" of the resulting flow.

In the original version, each control curve had to be added separately, one by one.
This could quickly become a pain when used with a lot of curves. After major reworking
(and some jumping through hoops), it now works with curve groups - which is much faster
and easier to set up and control.

Finally, a second, post-process compound is used to edit the resulting mesh,
while calculating accurate UV texture coordinates...
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More Info and Tutorials...

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Link : http://www.animatethis.gr/