also a get closest location (your surface) > set closest location will stick your particles to the surface but still allow them to move around with forces and simulation.
On 29 January 2013 16:57, Renaud Bousquet <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Something like this could help you for particles movements. > http://vimeo.com/36709750 > > Create a vector flow then use it as a force for your particles via closest > location. > Hope it can help you! > > RB > > > On 29/01/2013 11:14 AM, Nuno Conceicao wrote: >> >> Hi guys, just came across this task where basically I need to create a >> kind of growing particles effect (Ex: foam/bubbles) where the particles >> move, multiply and grow on a deforming surface. >> >> Basically, cant use stick to surface, flow around surface also doesnt work >> since the particles need to kind of stay on the surface at all times. Cant >> get Slide on surface to work properly too. >> >> Using an expanding weight-map kind of gets something close but quite >> different to what i wish to achieve, the problem is that the particles >> should also move and slide, so they cant be stuck on the surface, but follow >> its deformation.. >> >> I also tried a process using states to make the particles spawn once they >> achieve a certain size, pop into 2 or 3 smaller bubbles which in turn pop >> again into smaller ones, but couldn't get them to follow the surface >> properly. >> >> I guess that might be several approaches for the issue, maybe someone >> knows a compound that does something similar that could maybe be adapted to >> this purpose. >> >> Cheers >> >> Nuno > > >
