Views:60,424 |
||
Updated:Feb 28, 2008 |
Readership Level:Advanced |
|
Tags: |
||
Maya Versions:6.x, 7.x, 8.x, 2008 |
Platforms:irix, linux, mac, windows |
|
Owner: |
Language:English |
|
Instancers
Version: Maya 2008
Hi everyone this is my first tutorial I hope you learn it and
Sorry for bad English
Step 1:
You must create a character to animate and it must be a cycle animate
You can use any character for this tutorial
I m use a Butterflies for this project and animate it in 23 frame
Remember each peace of character must be freeze transform, delete the histories and group them together
Step 2:
Now duplicate your character in each frame

Step 3:
In the dynamic menu go to particle tool and create particles in your scene

Step 4:
Now select all duplicate character in your scene and in the particle menu go to instancer option
Reset menu and set the settings

Now click the create button
Hide your duplicate character
Step 5:
Select particle and in the attribute editor => add dynamic attribute => click on general button
Set the setting

Add the attribute
Now go to Per Particle (Array) Attribute
Right click on (random_fly) and hit create expression
particleShape1.rando_fly = rand(23);
Hit the create button
Now go to the instancer tab in attribute editor

Step 7:
Select particles and bind a uniform field set the magnitude 50 and use a turbulence field and set the magnitude 200 or any value that you want
now play the timeline
scene file instancer.zip

Thank you
Comments
It is very help full for me.
Can give me the expression for making instancer become different size ?
nice...tnx for sharing..
hey thanks for sharing
is there a way to make each butterfly follow its own motion path and each flying in its own directions?
thank you
so simpile
this is simply awesome thanks
I am using mac. I am wondering when I reached the step 5, I couldn't change the per particle (array). Did I do any mistake?
you should be more confident about your English , i think yours is better than me .
ya i was useful for me
.
Can I get a copy of your butterfly rig please?
Write a Comment