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Scene Files from my Maya 2014 Unfold Presentation
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Scene Files from my Maya 2014 Unfold Presentation

Posted 30 April 2013 5:49 pm by Duncan Brinsmead on Duncan's Corner

As promised here are the scene files from my Unfold presentation along with some brief descriptions.

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Revised Roman Candle scene with lighting
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Revised Roman Candle scene with lighting

Posted 12 November 2012 10:34 pm by Duncan Brinsmead on Duncan's Corner

I've modified the roman candle scene in my previous post to use lights positioned at particle locations for illumination, along with further refinements.

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Roman Candle with Smoke
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Roman Candle with Smoke

Posted 6 November 2012 9:08 pm by Duncan Brinsmead on Duncan's Corner

Here is a simple example that uses Maya nParticles and Fluids to simulate a roman candle.

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Dynamic Jello Simulation
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Dynamic Jello Simulation

Posted 31 October 2012 10:21 pm by Duncan Brinsmead on Duncan's Corner

One can use nParticles to create a jiggling Jello substance that can be sliced using an nConstraint with breakable bonds. The workflow is relatively quick and easy.

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Simplicity to Complexity
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Simplicity to Complexity

Posted 14 August 2011 12:00 pm by Duncan Brinsmead on Duncan's Corner

I have put together a talk on emergent phenomena in Maya for Siggraph that one can currently view on the area. here are some of the scene files and scripts mentioned in that talk.

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Waterfall using fluids and nParticles
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Waterfall using fluids and nParticles

Posted 21 June 2010 8:00 pm by Duncan Brinsmead on Duncan's Corner

With particle emission into a fluid in Maya2011 one can create natural looking large waterfalls.

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Maya Advanced Techniques Tutorials
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Maya Advanced Techniques Tutorials

Posted 15 June 2010 8:00 pm by Duncan Brinsmead on Duncan's Corner

There is a detailed tutorial available for the slagPourFoundry scene I included in my last post.

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Some fun stuff in Maya2011
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Some fun stuff in Maya2011

Posted 11 March 2010 7:00 pm by Duncan Brinsmead on Duncan's Corner

Here are some of my favorite bits from some of the new features in Maya2011 that I worked on.

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Groovy Phobos
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Groovy Phobos

Posted 21 November 2008 7:46 am by Duncan Brinsmead on Duncan's Corner

In intriguing idea occured to me the other day relating to the groove markings one can see on Phobos. I decided to explore this idea using nParticles.

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Pouring Water with nParticles
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Pouring Water with nParticles

Posted 29 October 2008 11:57 pm by Duncan Brinsmead on Duncan's Corner

With the introduction of nParticles in Maya 2009 one now has a tool that can handle pouring liquids.

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