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Converting nParticles

Hi hi! I'm new to the forum and kinda new to Maya, and I have this issue that's been irking me for the past two days. I've been modeling this...

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by k1m1

07-01-2018|05:28 AM

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Chandelier Crystal Dynamics Simulation

I would like to find an efficient and stable way to simulate the crystals hanging from the chandelier. I did a search and found that i could do the...

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by LocSp

02-12-2017|01:16 PM

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Nucleus evaluation skipped, frame change too large

Hi,. My character's hair has no problem at the first frame. It follows the mesh when I rotate the head. But when I go to another frame and rotate...

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by nvnoor

17-11-2017|11:18 AM

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particle instances orientation

I want the instances to be directed toward the center please help me It is a surface emitter from the cylinder I inverted the normals but I want...

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by nvnoor

17-11-2017|08:59 AM

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Bifrost

Hello! I'm just getting into fluids but I've been testing and reading up on bifrost for about 3 weeks now. seems like not many people are using...

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by nvnoor

17-11-2017|08:43 AM

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nHair location problem in render

Hi, I made hair to my character by drawing curves and making curves dynamic. Hair doesn't follow the mesh despite there are follicles, I don't know...

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by oklava

01-11-2017|01:56 PM

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Smoke

Hi people! I am working with a fluid emitter to create smoke. This is what I got after lots of testing to achieve the density and movement...

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by destello

06-09-2017|04:36 PM

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Embed high poly object into low poly object

If i simulate a box with nCloth and deform it, can i then use that simulation/box to deform another object like a car model? Like embed the high...

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by Esperado

03-08-2017|09:41 PM

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Please help... PC freezes during ncloth cache and/or ncloth timeline playback

Hello everyone, I'm really getting frustrated about using ncloth because it always end up giving me one problem or the other. Now i have...

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by luciferr

01-08-2017|08:21 PM

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Maya Particle change instance geometry in certain places

Hello, I am trying to make a simple Particle simulation where the particles change instance geometry, for example: They start as cubes then when...

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by alialbdri

22-07-2017|08:51 AM

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MASH Falloff Bug?

Hello, I have used MASH to scatter grass across a plane in Maya 2016 Ext 2 and its been working great. However I now need to add additional...

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by CardboardBread

06-07-2017|08:57 AM

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nCloth scale

I attempting to incorporate some simple nCloth into a large-ish scene. I'm new to it but know about the disparity in working units (nCloth always...

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by se7enhedd

01-06-2017|11:46 AM

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random rotation using curve flow

hello. i'm wondering how to apply random rotation to objects, instanced to particles with curve flow. i set Aim Direction to Velocity, so that...

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by mickhah

06-12-2016|12:02 PM

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emitting particles on surface and instancing animated objects

hello. i'm trying to make a scene with walking soldiers. i can't get how to make the particles to be emitted in equal distances from each other and...

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by mickhah

04-12-2016|12:49 PM

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Floating objects not floating in batch render

I have a calm ocean with a physical sun and sky and a custom cloud fluid in the sky, and polygonal objects parented to floating object on the ocean...

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by David

16-11-2016|01:09 PM

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Particles won't die (lifespan not working)

So I'm super new to maya and I'm trying to create some snow particles. Quick explenation: A character is sliding on it's butt over some snow and...

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by EliasLeonard

16-09-2016|09:15 AM

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Reproducible 2016.5 nCache missing frame issue

Could someone please try to reproduce this issue? I am planning to file a bug, but we know Autodesk isn't fantastic about following up. In 2016.5:...

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by stwert

12-09-2016|07:28 PM

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nHair Problem

Hello guys, I'm having a Problem with nHair not evaluating correctly when rendering. The hair was made out of curves and parented to the head bone on...

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by davecarldood

30-07-2016|10:39 AM

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Questions about Bullet Physics and Dynamic Bodies.

Trying to play a few simple simulations of a sphere smashing into various props, but I'd like to despawn the sphere after the initial point of...

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by DameonLG

20-04-2016|09:02 PM

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Krakatoa with Maya Deformed Particles

Hi, I am having trouble with a scene where I have used a deformer (lattice) on nome Maya Particles and am trying to cache these out using the...

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by Chris Miller

08-03-2016|12:42 PM

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Bifrost 2015, caching control ? (pursue caching)

Can't we change the caching control in Bifrost 2015 ? The attribute is greyed out and I'd like to continue caching my fluid sim without restarting...

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by caetano

06-03-2016|01:21 PM

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fluid texture and incandescence settings!!1

ok so i'm about to go a little crazy here... but it seems to me that the texture color and incandescence checkmarks are having NO EFFECT. It uses...

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by dre4mer

08-02-2016|08:33 PM

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xgen is loading.....

Hello, I'm new here and I came to look for your help. I'm trying to apply a new xgen description to a horse model which I've downloaded; but, when I...

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by cagateloritoo

08-02-2016|07:35 PM

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how to optimize quadro for bifrost in maya

Hello how can I optimize a Quadro K2200 for Bifrost in Maya? My hardware specs: CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9550 (12M Cache, 2.83 GHz,...

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by mortezarel

03-02-2016|11:56 AM