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today · 7th April 2012, 02:15 PM

A preview of a dynamics test I'm working on

today · 7th April 2012, 02:16 PM

And consolidated from some other threads:

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http://youtu.be/i6KbuhT6jpg?hd=1

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http://youtu.be/XzcIB3bg4RE?hd=1

today · 8th April 2012, 06:04 AM

Some popping or shuffling towards the middle.. oh well.

I also should figure out how to project the flock onto ground geometry so they actually follow the terrain. I've seen it done on youtube, but not sure how.

http://youtu.be/0MTvyMflOhA?hd=1

Rigel · 8th April 2012, 07:30 AM

Looks like standard morning drill after a night in the mess hall!

BillS · 8th April 2012, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Rigel

Looks like standard morning drill after a night in the mess hall!

Nothing like what I remember.

They should have that nice ash colour.
Eyes should be bloodshot
And where are the ones that are facedown on the asphalt, down on one knee, leaning on the guy beside them.... That sorta thing.

Crook · 9th April 2012, 02:39 PM

Great potential there.

today · 9th April 2012, 03:32 PM

Refined the flocking settings somewhat

http://youtu.be/8ATLwjzQB8Y?hd=1

BillS · 9th April 2012, 08:58 PM

It'd be fun to play with a scene like that using crowd control in XSI 2013

today · 11th April 2012, 04:21 PM

Has anyone been successful in applying fracture to complex geometry without having it simply crash>?

edit: pretty reproducible actually.. Does nothing for about a half an hour, then abruptly crashes. hmmm

edit2: had been trying to fracture in Layout, let's see if it works any better in Modeler

today · 12th April 2012, 04:59 AM

Trying something different now, does 'parts body' work on point clouds??

today · 12th April 2012, 01:40 PM

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Trying something different now, does 'parts body' work on point clouds??

Apparently, no. Thought that might have been a way around not being able to apply dynamics/bullet to instances.

It seems there's a python script that will bake instances, but with a large number of instances it seems to simply crash. So, that doesn't help much

Which is a shame, because I really wanted to use bullet to animate all these red blocks collapsing onto the floor

I'm now going to try and convert the point cloud to a bunch of single point polys, then see if those can drive instances, and if then finally the single point polys can be broken up by parts body

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I'm now going to try and convert the point cloud to a bunch of single point polys, then see if those can drive instances, and if then finally the single point polys can be broken up by parts body

Of course that doesn't work either, seeing as how neither points nor single point polygons register with parts body at all

Rigel · 12th April 2012, 07:40 PM

I wonder if it's just a question of processing power or RAM?

today · 12th April 2012, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rigel

I wonder if it's just a question of processing power or RAM?

I didn't come close to maxing out either, so I'm not sure what the issue is.

today · 12th April 2012, 08:03 PM

Not quite what I had in mind, had to resort to just randomly spraying points and using point clone plus to clone out a bunch of cubes

http://youtu.be/nLnDuOknihI?hd=1

today · 15th April 2012, 04:20 PM

http://youtu.be/WXq64WOdYdo?hd=1

Rigel · 15th April 2012, 05:06 PM

That last one is interesting. Now, get it moving at bullet speeds and you'll have a winner!

today · 18th April 2012, 03:35 PM

http://youtu.be/0c2x-qkwxVE?hd=1

Still doesn't flow quite right

Working on something a bit more dynamic now, those missile capsules are hard to use in large numbers.. takes forever to calculate dynamics for them.

Think I need to simplify them somewhat, make them less computationally expensive

Rigel · 18th April 2012, 05:35 PM

That's a nice particle shower after the warheads detonate.

tangster · 18th April 2012, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by today

http://youtu.be/0c2x-qkwxVE?hd=1
Still doesn't flow quite right

Working on something a bit more dynamic now, those missile capsules are hard to use in large numbers.. takes forever to calculate dynamics for them.

Think I need to simplify them somewhat, make them less computationally expensive

Why not only have the dynamics calculated for 4 or 5, bake the dynamics animation for those and apply it randomly to a much larger cloud?

today · 19th April 2012, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tangster

Why not only have the dynamics calculated for 4 or 5, bake the dynamics animation for those and apply it randomly to a much larger cloud?

Ah! Didn't know I could do that

edit: hmmmm... can I actually do that in LightWave?

edit2: oh, MD baker seems to work on bullet driven simulations

today · 20th April 2012, 08:03 PM

Trying something different now...

Here's a small teaser of something I have rendering

Anyone care to guess

...and no, it's not just fog and clouds

today · 20th April 2012, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by today

Trying something different now...

Here's a small teaser of something I have rendering

Anyone care to guess

Ok, a slightly better hint

today · 21st April 2012, 02:26 AM

Nostromo by Lee Medcalf

I built a set of landing gear for it with dynamics in mind

http://youtu.be/6yJ5JyERhpQ?hd=1

BillS · 21st April 2012, 05:38 AM

That is pretty cool looking. Is that just fog?

today · 10th May 2012, 06:56 AM

Another one:
http://youtu.be/tDGYEFmzEOE?hd=1

Rigel · 10th May 2012, 08:30 AM

Nice shattering effect on the two spheres.

7th April 2012, 02:15 PM	#1
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	Misc - Send in the Clones, and other assorted LW11 dynamics tests A preview of a dynamics test I'm working on
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8th April 2012, 06:04 AM	#3
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	Some popping or shuffling towards the middle.. oh well. I also should figure out how to project the flock onto ground geometry so they actually follow the terrain. I've seen it done on youtube, but not sure how. http://youtu.be/0MTvyMflOhA?hd=1
	__________________ Hmm....

8th April 2012, 07:30 AM	#4
Rigel Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London (the other one, in Canada) Posts: 17,663	Looks like standard morning drill after a night in the mess hall!
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9th April 2012, 03:32 PM	#7
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	Refined the flocking settings somewhat http://youtu.be/8ATLwjzQB8Y?hd=1
	__________________ Hmm....

9th April 2012, 08:58 PM	#8
BillS Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 10,385	It'd be fun to play with a scene like that using crowd control in XSI 2013
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9th April 2012, 02:39 PM	#6
Crook Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 1,640	Great potential there.

11th April 2012, 04:21 PM	#9
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	Has anyone been successful in applying fracture to complex geometry without having it simply crash>? edit: pretty reproducible actually.. Does nothing for about a half an hour, then abruptly crashes. hmmm edit2: had been trying to fracture in Layout, let's see if it works any better in Modeler
	__________________ Hmm.... Last edited by today : 11th April 2012 at 04:45 PM. Reason: 2

12th April 2012, 04:59 AM	#10
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	Trying something different now, does 'parts body' work on point clouds??
	__________________ Hmm....

12th April 2012, 07:40 PM	#12
Rigel Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London (the other one, in Canada) Posts: 17,663	I wonder if it's just a question of processing power or RAM?
	__________________ Those who say it can't be done, should stop interrupting those of us who are busy doing it! ------------------------------------------------------------ Other Projects The Universal Joint Beechcraft 2000 airplane LadyBug (Firefly class freighter)

12th April 2012, 08:03 PM	#14
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	Not quite what I had in mind, had to resort to just randomly spraying points and using point clone plus to clone out a bunch of cubes http://youtu.be/nLnDuOknihI?hd=1
	__________________ Hmm....

15th April 2012, 04:20 PM	#15
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	http://youtu.be/WXq64WOdYdo?hd=1
	__________________ Hmm....

15th April 2012, 05:06 PM	#16
Rigel Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London (the other one, in Canada) Posts: 17,663	That last one is interesting. Now, get it moving at bullet speeds and you'll have a winner!
	__________________ Those who say it can't be done, should stop interrupting those of us who are busy doing it! ------------------------------------------------------------ Other Projects The Universal Joint Beechcraft 2000 airplane LadyBug (Firefly class freighter)

18th April 2012, 03:35 PM	#17
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	http://youtu.be/0c2x-qkwxVE?hd=1 Still doesn't flow quite right Working on something a bit more dynamic now, those missile capsules are hard to use in large numbers.. takes forever to calculate dynamics for them. Think I need to simplify them somewhat, make them less computationally expensive
	__________________ Hmm....

18th April 2012, 05:35 PM	#18
Rigel Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London (the other one, in Canada) Posts: 17,663	That's a nice particle shower after the warheads detonate.
	__________________ Those who say it can't be done, should stop interrupting those of us who are busy doing it! ------------------------------------------------------------ Other Projects The Universal Joint Beechcraft 2000 airplane LadyBug (Firefly class freighter)

20th April 2012, 08:03 PM	#21
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	Trying something different now... Here's a small teaser of something I have rendering Anyone care to guess ...and no, it's not just fog and clouds
	__________________ Hmm....

21st April 2012, 02:26 AM	#23
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	Nostromo by Lee Medcalf I built a set of landing gear for it with dynamics in mind http://youtu.be/6yJ5JyERhpQ?hd=1
	__________________ Hmm....

21st April 2012, 05:38 AM	#24
BillS Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 10,385	That is pretty cool looking. Is that just fog?
	__________________ Bill. aka LemmingDude. aka Ethangar, Ethanger, Ethengar, Ethenger, Ethan, Eth, ehenger, etharger, Ethel, Ehtangar, Ethanfar, hanger, Eclangers, Ethand, ethang, hangar, Ethanol, Ethangix, Ethangod, Eggnog, Ethanprop........ Lemming World

10th May 2012, 06:56 AM	#25
today Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,145	Another one: http://youtu.be/tDGYEFmzEOE?hd=1
	__________________ Hmm....

10th May 2012, 08:30 AM	#26
Rigel Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London (the other one, in Canada) Posts: 17,663	Nice shattering effect on the two spheres.
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