Duncan's Corner
Scene Files from my Maya 2014 Unfold Presentation
As promised here are the scene files from my Unfold presentation along with some brief descriptions.
Revised Roman Candle scene with lighting
I've modified the roman candle scene in my previous post to use lights positioned at particle locations for illumination, along with further refinements.
Roman Candle with Smoke
Here is a simple example that uses Maya nParticles and Fluids to simulate a roman candle.
Dynamic Jello Simulation
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.
Boiling Water
This scene file shows an easy set up for a relatively fast to simulate boiling water effect using Maya Fluids.
Torpedo bubble trail with Maya Fluids
The trail of a torpedo is tricky to do because it combines fluid dynamics, surface and volume rendering as well as fog and light scattering.
Fractal Fantasy (1987)
I just noticed that someone uploaded to YouTube an old animation I did for Siggraph way back in 1987. It is nice for me to see, as my own copy (on tape) had degraded to the point it was virtually unviewable.
nCloth Chain
One can create chains with nCloth that are efficient to compute and capture natural chain behavior.
Simplicity to Complexity
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.
Mandel-Maya Madness!
Emergence is a fascinating phenomenon where complexity can emerge through iteration of simple rules or processes. One of the most dramatic illustrations of emergence is the Mandelbrot set where seemingly endless structure and detail arise when iterating on a very simple equation (zn+1 = zn2 + c). I had a little fun and implemented a Mandelbrot texture totally inside a MEL expression. **WARNING: LOTS of hires images ahead...
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