Paul, ask here or on the sidefx list, you won't be stuck forever with the
level you have.

2017-03-14 17:36 GMT+01:00 <p...@bustykelp.com>:

> I am doing Houdini a bit, but spend a lot more time with Softimage to be
> honest. I don't have anyone to help me with Houdini and find it hard going
> when I get stuck.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Morten Bartholdy
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 4:00 PM
> To: p...@bustykelp.com ; Official Softimage Users Mailing List.
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list
> Subject: Re: Emit particles frm surfaces facing a particular direction?
>
> Great explanation Paul. I was missing the emit location part, which I guess
> will explain why I did not see the desired effect :)
>
> I miss your tutorials, but I guess you are diving into Houdini. Maybe you
> can make that more accessible to people like me - you have a great talent
> for teaching.
>
> Thanks
> Morten
>
>
>
> > Den 14. marts 2017 klokken 16:06 skrev p...@bustykelp.com:
> >
> >
> > https://vimeo.com/208318679  watch this
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Morten Bartholdy
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:47 PM
> > To: Official Softimage Users Mailing
> > List.https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list
> > Subject: Re: Emit particles frm surfaces facing a particular direction?
> >
> > Oh goodie. I thought I had almost got it right, and I saw a reaction, but
> > clearly not the desired one :)
> >
> >
> > MB
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Den 14. marts 2017 klokken 15:27 skrev p...@bustykelp.com:
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm making you a video if you can hold out a moment and I'll send the
> > > link
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Morten Bartholdy
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:13 PM
> > > To: Official Softimage Users Mailing
> > > List.https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list
> > > Subject: Re: Emit particles frm surfaces facing a particular direction?
> > >
> > > Also seems replies with attachments don't get through...
> > >
> > > MB
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Den 14. marts 2017 klokken 13:34 skrev Morten Bartholdy
> > > > <x...@colorshopvfx.dk>:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > It seems I am doing something wrong - I am not getting the right
> > > > values.
> > > >
> > > > MB
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Den 14. marts 2017 klokken 12:40 skrev p...@bustykelp.com:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The easiest thing is to emit over the whole object then do what you
> > > > > did
> > > > > and
> > > > > plug the output of your 'Less than' into a Delete Particle node.
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Morten Bartholdy
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 11:19 AM
> > > > > To: Official Softimage Users Mailing List.
> > > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list ;
> > > > > p...@bustykelp.com
> > > > > Subject: Re: Emit particles frm surfaces facing a particular
> > > > > direction?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks Paul. I know stuf like this is trivial to you, but it is not
> > > > > so
> > > > > much
> > > > > the method that escapes me as the lack of a tool that does this.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can figure out how to get a vector from a nulls position and Get
> > > > > Point
> > > > > Normals from my geometry, I can then get the angle between them and
> > > > > put
> > > > > than
> > > > > into a Less than or equal to node, but how to transform a threshold
> > > > > value
> > > > > into either weightmap values, creating a sample set to emit from or
> > > > > filtering an emission, I don't know.
> > > > >
> > > > > I was sort of hoping there would be a node or compound I had
> > > > > overlooked
> > > > > which provided something I could use :)
> > > > >
> > > > > cheers
> > > > > Morten
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Den 14. marts 2017 klokken 11:11 skrev p...@bustykelp.com:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You can either
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Emit from the whole and delete the ones that aren't pointing in
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > right
> > > > > > direction, (based on comparing the normal angle to your preferred
> > > > > > vector)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Or create a weightmap on the object and use ICE to set the values
> > > > > > based
> > > > > > upon
> > > > > > the normal angle and use the weightmap in the Emit node. (This
> > > > > > wont
> > > > > > work
> > > > > > on
> > > > > > low poly meshes for obvious reasons)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Or make a duplicate of the surface, and use ICE to delete Polys
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > aren't
> > > > > > pointing in the right direction, then emit from the resulting
> > > > > > object.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Number 1 is the easiest to set up.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Paul
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Morten Bartholdy
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:05 AM
> > > > > > To: Userlist, Softimage
> > > > > > Subject: Emit particles frm surfaces facing a particular
> > > > > > direction?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have looked through the sample scenes but could not find
> > > > > > something
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > does this. I want to emit particles from surfaces of an object
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > faces
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > a particular direction, either a custom vector or fom polygons
> > > > > > facing
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > null.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How can I do this?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Morten
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