Hi Justin, Here is an example of what they need to do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpYhibbvl1Y&feature=player_embedded
Would you need anything more? What cost are you thinking to do the script? I would need to confirm is before we can move forward. Thanks, Nick On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Justin Israel <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey, > > What actions specifically should the script perform and what parameters > does it need to expose to you? > Im not a maya artist specifically im a pipeline developer so i dont always > know every aspect of maya such as doing rbd very thoroughly but the artists > always show me what they need to accomplish in order for me to produce > tools. > A sample scene and some specifics is usually all i need > > - justin > > > On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Nick Scholtes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is anyone interested in this? It would be a pretty easy buck! > > Nick > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Nick Scholtes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Well, if needs to be done with over 1000 objects, which is why they are >> scripting it. The other artist knows some python, but not a ton, and I know >> even less. >> >> We need to adjust which object collides with another object. i.e., Obj A >> cannot interact with Obj B and C but does collide with Obj E, F and G. >> Plus, the visibility has to be keyed off and on a lot. >> >> Would you be able to do a sample script if I got you some basic >> parameters? I can see how much the artist can pay. >> >> Thanks for your reply, >> Nick >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:39 AM, stephenkmann <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> You should be able to just animated / key the active/passive state of >>> each object. >>> >>> a simple randomize or even key directly script would do that >>> >>> hth >>> >>> -=s >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Nick Scholtes <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I have been trying to get assistance from a number of places with this, >>>> but no luck. I'm working with someone on this and we REALLY need to get >>>> this figured out. We can pay a small fee for help. I'm working w/ another >>>> artist on this. Here's lowdown: >>>> >>>> I'm trying to animate 5 rigid bodies that appear and interact/collide >>>> at different intervals. I'm working with someone on this, trying to help >>>> them and I've suggested animating the rigid bodies on/off, collision layers >>>> and a few other options. But it needs to be done w/ python. How would I do >>>> this? Here's some more info, from the artist: >>>> *I am able to have bodies fall and make contact with other bodies. >>>> That is working well. What I haven’t been able to do is sequence the >>>> falling bodies to start at different times. Either by starting a dynamics >>>> run, stop it, add another rigid body and start it again or by placing all >>>> the bodies and holding them in place until I need them during the run.* >>>> "I need to create a simple script to drop a ball on a flat plate and >>>> then drop another ball on to the same flat plate 1 second later. But I need >>>> to keyframe the transparency, Rigid Body Active on/off, Collision Layers, >>>> and several other Channel Box parameters. One ball falls, then later the >>>> second one appears, and falls. Eventually there would be 5 objects doing >>>> this, and selectively interact only certain objects." >>>> >>>> They need to do this with 1000 objects so they will need to script it. >>>> ANY help to just get started with the first couple would be greatly >>>> appreciated! >>>> >>>> Again, we can pay. 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