Dynamics & Special Effects - Page 20 - Simply Maya User Community

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

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help me!!!!!!!!

i make a 2d container with an emitter. and when ever i try to select the emitter i get this msg (fatal error. attempting to save in...

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by ragecgi

04-06-2005|06:59 AM

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per particle attr with shaders

Hey gang. Got a new quandry some of you may have already solved. If so your assisstance would be greatly appreaciated as usual. I've got a...

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by ragecgi

26-05-2005|02:55 AM

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Technique Advice

Hey Guys, Just looking for some advice on how to approach a scene that i have in my 3d short film that i'm currently working on. In my scene I...

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by niobi xd

07-05-2005|08:02 AM

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colliding geometry...

there is sequence where my objective is to shatter a glass pane...but the shards do not disperse, they collide with the collision object but dont go...

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by TheAnswerRP03

03-05-2005|12:18 PM

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particle count on particle grid?

hi anyone know how to get more particles in a Particle Grid after creation? (ie. reduce particle size and distance apart within the grid). I...

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by Ebrahim Emira

02-05-2005|01:54 PM

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Shatter

Hi, Im stuck because I would like a bottle to shatter on a table so that it creates a more realsitic effect. What is the easiest way to...

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by Ebrahim Emira

02-05-2005|01:19 PM

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Spread pieces after shatter effect

Is there any simple way to spread pieces after I've used the shatter effect? I can do it manually, but that's a big work when i'm dealing with many...

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by cung

22-04-2005|12:07 AM

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Dynamics and Polygons

I am trying to create a wall crubling using a shatter effect. My wall is made of polygons, but for some reason, when I make the shatter effect on it,...

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by graphik

08-04-2005|08:47 PM

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Shattering Glass

the scene is a computer monitor whose glass pane gets blown outwards due to an explosion that occurs inside the actual monitor... ...i've gone...

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by graphik

08-04-2005|06:47 PM

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particle streak compositing...

i am not actually sure where this post belongs because there is no compositing feature in maya...i am having problem however when i composite a...

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by graphik

08-04-2005|06:36 PM

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Problem With Ring of Fire

I used the free ring of fire tutorial to add a ring of fire in a scene that I am making for a buddies game he is making for one of his classes. I...

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by Brunswick

08-04-2005|06:03 PM

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Are my models too complex for dynamics?

Got another problem once again. :D I'm modelling a set of block with letters on them for a flash movie. So instead of using texturing I modelled...

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by frippz

07-04-2005|05:28 PM

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shatter effect

I am having a problem creating a shatter effect on a sphere. I am having the sphere bounce off of a surface first, before it hits the floor, so I...

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by Calvin

07-04-2005|02:28 AM

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particle text

HI (genius)PPL from all over the world, I dono how to explain my problem but..i ll tell wat i was looking for....I m tyring to create a text " ...

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by graphik

05-04-2005|03:28 PM

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pistons, hydraulics help

hi, for the challenge, on my foot i added hydraulics, pistons, whatever u want to call it, how can i manipulate it dynamically, when i lift my foot...

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by MixX

05-04-2005|09:43 AM

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Stormy Ocean Creation...

i've noticed over several forums that alot of people are very interested in creating stormy ocean effects, (myself included). Now after pulling my...

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by thatdudeyoulove

25-03-2005|09:12 PM

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melting substance

am new to dynamics...an d i need to know how to melt a hard substance melt , some thing like a mech hand melting away.....this is something like...

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by Pony

23-03-2005|03:10 PM

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Explotion

I'm totally a beginner to Maya. I'm only 14 years old, and I've been working with some different 3D applications in about 4 months now. I've created...

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by and_gle

23-03-2005|11:23 AM

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Explosion Effect

Sorry to bg everyone again but I am trying to make an explosion effect but don't know were to begin. I am just looking for a quick and easy (or...

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by Brunswick

20-03-2005|06:06 PM

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Cloth in the wind..

I'm trying to animate a (nurbs) strand blowing in the wind.. where one end doesn't move and the other is flapping any ideas?

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by BillyZ

18-03-2005|09:33 PM

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changing mass per particle in component mode

hi I select single particles in component mode. When I got to Windows>General>Component Editor after that to view stats, i try to change say the...

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by lori_hunter

16-03-2005|10:15 AM

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Need Help

Is there anyway to make an object with a shatter effect not fall apart as it is falling through the air? I currently have the shatter attribute...

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by Noradul

15-03-2005|09:30 PM

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surface emission particles inheriting texture

hi i'm trying to emit particles from a nurbs object and have the particles inheriting the object's texture. I read the help file (and the earlier...

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by lori_hunter

14-03-2005|12:55 AM

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3D effects with particles

I know that it is possible to apply colors to a particle, but is there any way to apply 3D effects onto them. For example if I wanted to paint fire...

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by Noradul

09-03-2005|01:26 AM

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Cloth Cache

Hi Plz help me! I have this scene where i made some cloth that i deleted - and i also deleted the "simulation" cache! BUT - still - whenever i...

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