Hi Vesa, Please could you let me have a copy of the file you used to create the snowball animation ?
I cannot replicate it using the settings you have given me. All my particles behave as a constant linear stream with no natural irregularities. Thanks, Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Sellars" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 11:40 PM Subject: Re: Snowball simulation > Thanks for your help Vesa, > > Perfect. > > I will let you know how I get on. > > Regards, > > Chris > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vesa Meskanen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 11:52 AM > Subject: Re: Snowball simulation > > > > Hi, > > > > > I am struggling to produce a snowball simulation. > > > > > > The effect I am trying to achieve, is of a lump of softly compressed > snow, > > > which is thrown into the air. As it flies, it should leave a trail > behind > > > it > > > of snow particles. > > > > Here's a sample clip: > > > > www.nic.fi/~realsof1/snowball.wmv > > > > The structure is shown in the screenshot below. Instead of emitter, I used > > creator, which creates duplicates of a particle set. You have to delete > the > > choreographs from the particle sample object after setting physical > > properties (rigidity=0, gravity = affected, fluid dyn=affected, fluid > frict > > = 10 10 10). > > > > More details: > > gravity = 0.1 > > fan turbulence = 1.0 > > creator's initial velocity for particles = 0 > > > > I hope this helps! > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > Vesa > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.15/1837 - Release Date: 08/12/2008 > 09:38 > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.16/1840 - Release Date: 09/12/2008 16:53 > >
