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GRMac13
08-24-2002, 03:37 AM
Anyone use this plugin? If so can you give a quick review of it's benifits and/or drawbacks? It looks really cool, but is it worth it? How long is the set-up time? Is the UI easy to learn? How hard is it to get an accurate simulation?

Here's the link for anyone that hasn't heard of it...

http://www.newplugins.com/home.htm
Steve Green
08-24-2002, 05:45 PM
It's very good for the price - setup time is fairly quick, and the solving of the dynamics is pretty quick, certainly quicker than the pre-5 Max dynamics. Basically you just set up the chassis, wheels, and any collision boxes, and a path spline and away you go.

The main drawback is there is no collision detection between vehicles, and sometimes the wheels can go through the arches on extreme moves.

Multiple vehicles can be done, but have to be solved separately and it can be a bit long winded, but I can't really fault it for the price.

- Steve
CoreyJAvitar
10-08-2004, 12:01 AM
Hi!
I don't know how old this post is but....
There is a new version of VS out with a lot of new features.
Go check it out:
www.newplugins.com
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