+1 Martian creatures maybe?
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Eric Lampi <[email protected]> wrote: > Seconded... > > Freelance 3D and VFX animator > > http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Ed Manning <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Gee, sometimes I really wish I knew what NASA has you working on, Joey. >> Gotta love that you're working in Soft in that environment. >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> So…..**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> If there is anyone out there who can share any insight to strand >>> mechanics in ICE I’d really enjoy hearing your thoughts.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I took the OEM “Create Strand from Curves” Task and modified it into >>> something where I can animate the strand along the curve, generate dashed >>> lines, strand masking, transparency, offset, length, direction, etc, etc. >>> I’ve run into a couple things which puzzle me.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> **1. **The default strand draws with a round tip on one end and a >>> flat tip on the other. Can’t really quite figure out why the particle >>> segment is being cut in this way. Any ideas?**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> **2. **When I reposition the strand along the curve, that is to >>> push the strand back towards the start of the curve at least partially, I >>> sometimes get artifacts in the strand trail where the end of the strand is >>> terminated at the end of the curve. This is usually only visible if the >>> strand has gradient colors or transparent color and occurs on the same end >>> with the flat tip. The appearance is as if multiple particles are getting >>> stacked on eachother or are masking segments. But I can’t make sense of >>> what is happening.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I’m really looking for some insight on how a strand works, and what the >>> risks are in attempting to manipulate the strands along the curve. I get >>> that underneath there is an array with positions that sync with an array of >>> colors etc etc and that the positions are relative to the number of >>> segments, what I don’t understand is what is happening to the segment >>> stamps when they are pushed off the curve. Any insight is welcome. **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> --**** >>> >>> Joey Ponthieux**** >>> >>> LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES)**** >>> >>> Mymic Technical Services**** >>> >>> NASA Langley Research Center**** >>> >>> __________________________________________________**** >>> >>> Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not **** >>> >>> represent the opinions of NASA or any other party.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >> >> >
