Seconded... Freelance 3D and VFX animator
http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Ed Manning <etmth...@gmail.com> 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] < > j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> 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.**** >> >> ** ** >> > >
