Kris I didn't see if you render with Redshift or Arnold - Arnold does support deformed instances on strands - I have used it to create a grassfield with turbulent wind.
I have sent you a simple scene demonstrating the setup. /Morten > Den 27. februar 2016 klokken 23:06 skrev Kris Rivel <[email protected]>: > > > Oh....well that would suck. I may just have to animate the objects and > instance them...bummer! > > On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 4:53 PM, Olivier Jeannel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Just to be sure, as far as I know, Strand deforming objects, like Rob > > showed, only render in MR. > > I don't think RS does it, and I'm not sure for Arnold. > > > > On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 10:02 PM, Kris Rivel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Thanks Olivier...that helps...going to look at that. > >> > >> Rob...ha ha...I think my ICE skills are below your assumptions. I did > >> this same setup (from what I can see in your image) and I'm getting > >> instances on the hairs but they're not deforming even in the render. Is > >> this tree on the simulation stack? What other nodes do you have in there? > >> What settings for the emit strands are you using? > >> > >> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Rob Chapman <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Kris, sorry I just loaded demo scene strand dynamics hair, applied > >>> lizard instance shape to few guide hairs, applied the strand deform flag > >>> and all lizards perform as requested > >>> > >>> [image: Inline images 1] > >>> > >>> really not sure what you are doing wrong ! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 27 February 2016 at 14:36, Kris Rivel <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Rob...thanks...that does help with keeping one instance but they still > >>>> don't bend/move with the strand dynamics. Olivier...this looks > >>>> interesting > >>>> and I'm trying that too but I can't get it to work. The node is red no > >>>> matter what I do and all the links to the authors site and vimeo are > >>>> down. > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 5:09 AM, Olivier Jeannel < > >>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> There is also the PLND Deform By Strand (I think it is still on > >>>>> Rray.de) that physicaly deform the polymesh along the strand. > >>>>> Can be slow with many strands. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Rob Chapman <[email protected]> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> there is a checkbox 'loft shape along strand' > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 27 February 2016 at 02:35, Kris Rivel <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Yeah no go with hairs...so using ice. But now...I still quite figure > >>>>>>> out how to get strand dynamics to play nice with instancing. Anyone > >>>>>>> have > >>>>>>> some pointers? I have some nice strands blowing around but when I hook > >>>>>>> up > >>>>>>> my set instance shape or particle shape, it basically seems to create > >>>>>>> an > >>>>>>> instance at each segment on the strand! So they move around but only > >>>>>>> because they're generated at each segment point. How can I get one > >>>>>>> instance > >>>>>>> to be applied to one strand and bend with the strand like a chain? Any > >>>>>>> sample scenes or vids that show how to do this? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Kris > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 5:55 PM, Matt Morris <[email protected]> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> If you're using redshift you might be out of luck though, don't > >>>>>>>> think they have deforming instance geo yet. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On 24 February 2016 at 22:20, Kris Rivel <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Oh...I thought I would see it in the view...I'll have to try that > >>>>>>>>> then! Thanks! > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Kris > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Rob Chapman <[email protected] > >>>>>>>>> > wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> They do move, just not in the viewport, my old deforming flower > >>>>>>>>>> field tutorial covers exactly this > >>>>>>>>>> On 24 Feb 2016 21:20, "Kris Rivel" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Is it possible to deform geo instances along a strand? Creating > >>>>>>>>>>> some up close grass. I have some good geo meshes and want to > >>>>>>>>>>> instance them > >>>>>>>>>>> to the strands. They instance ok but they don't move with the > >>>>>>>>>>> animated > >>>>>>>>>>> strands. 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