does anyone know a quicker way?
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trying to create multiple lasers
does anyone know a quicker way?
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https://www.digitaltutors.com/chit_c...?threadid=8416
Don't know if this helsp in anyway.. haven't read through it. or is that where you started too?
I'll keep searching..
Maybe you could check out the scripting tutorials in Maya.. they could have something in there to help you automate it maybe?
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Are you familiar with this? Sounds like it might be what your looking for.. don't know..
https://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/.../t-307676.html
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One long laser beam?
Or short, controlled bursts, like tracer fire?
Lemme know, and I'll see if I can help
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I have the glow set and I'm not really looking for the lasers to bounce off other objects, but thankyou for helping me though!
Ragecgi:
Thats exactly what I'm trying to do, a tracer effect,
I dont know if this would be possible but maybe some kind of script where I could select a start point and an end point and have the laser run along a path between those two points?
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To set the Tube (s/w) render type:
1. Select the particle object.
2. In the Attribute Editor, set Particle Render Type to Tube.
3. To add default Particle Render Type attributes that let
you tune the appearance, click the Add Attributes For
Current Render Type button.
4. Adjust the head and tail sliders.
5. Apply a particleCloud shader to it with a little bit of glow, or add glow to them n post
To get your particle lasers to start and stop, simply key the rate.
I know this is not very detailed, but try those few things first, and remember it is trial and error, so keep trying
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Check the docs on how to tweak the goal weight settings per your given scene
Good luck!