Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1
This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.
# 1 13-07-2004 , 12:37 PM
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smashing down brick wall

I am trying to figure out how to break down a brick wall. So far I have been using maya's shatter, in conjuction with rigid body collisions. I have not been able to get the look I want. Open to any suggestions.

# 2 13-07-2004 , 12:55 PM
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I'd probably model the bricks manually rather than using shatter.

Other than that, using rigid bodies, gravity, etc. should work ok.

# 3 13-07-2004 , 01:08 PM
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I wanted to do that originally, but the thought of modeling all those tiny bricks scared me. Is there a way to build all those bricks easily? Also, my original wall has graffiti on it, is there a way to project the graffiti image onto a bunch of separate modeled bricks, and still have the image broken up when they are knocked down?

# 4 13-07-2004 , 01:16 PM
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model 3 or 4 slightly different bricks. Duplicate and move them.

Project your texture onto it using a texture projection user added image

and then apply the rigid body sim to it.

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# 5 13-07-2004 , 09:10 PM
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Sounds good. Thanks.

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