Are you saying that you're shy of sending your Houdini questions over to the list? Bring them on, I'm sure the few Houdini users around will be happy to help, and it'll also serve others doing the transition!
On 14 March 2017 at 23:36, <p...@bustykelp.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > ------ > > > > > > Softimage Mailing List. > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to > > > > > > softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > > > > with > > > > > > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------ > > > > > > Softimage Mailing List. > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to > > > > > > softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > > > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > > > > > > ------ > > > > Softimage Mailing List. > > > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.aut > odesk.com > > > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > ------ > > > Softimage Mailing List. > > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > with > > > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > > > ------ > > > Softimage Mailing List. > > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > ------ > > Softimage Mailing List. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > with > > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > ------ > > Softimage Mailing List. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > -- Christopher Crouzet *https://christophercrouzet.com* <https://christophercrouzet.com>
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