CGTalk - Soft body modelling

kpalazov

12-19-2001, 06:36 PM

Well in last two days I had an idea to tweak my models by actual using a skull to shape the head propoerly. So I modelled my self an anatomocally correct skull( to some extent) and I have a high low res start of a head. I make the head a soft body and the skull the collision object of the soft body particles. Now when I animate the skull moving into the mesh I want it to take the shape of the skull. Problem is that the particles bounce and move and distort the whole thing.

1) Is there a way to make particles so they don't bounce.

2) Is there any way other then what I am doing to deform the skin based on underlying bone and musculature.

3) Any fixes would be greatly appriciated.

Thanks I'd greatly appriciate any help please throw everything you got at me... hehe

kpalazov

12-21-2001, 03:08 AM

no body- ok then well I'll be of to another forum. Thanks anywways. Great place:)

kamsvag

12-21-2001, 06:07 PM

I'm not sure if it's still there, but on the jackles forge (I believe it's called, they used to have a shrink wrap plugin. It would be used for modeling purpose. You select your head first and then the skull. The skin will shrink untill it hits the skull.

Look after a shrinkwrap plugin, if you find it, let me now where.

kpalazov

12-22-2001, 06:11 AM

hehe this is a co-incidence. I was just telling my friend you had a nice cool sight and now you reply. My compliments on your work and also for your reply I will check it out- thanks.

kpalazov

12-22-2001, 04:52 PM

Well I checked on his sight and also mailed him and he never even had the plug .

Viekoslav

12-23-2001, 07:23 AM

I saw that plug a while back. can't find it. I'll check the cookies/links on my old mac. Keep you posted.

kpalazov

12-23-2001, 09:01 AM

Hey that would be great.

I like your little quote down the bottom. At the moment Im reading Zen.
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Young Budda: Master Zen what is the meaning of life?
Zen: Pay Attention.
Youge Budda: Master pay attention to what?
Zen: Pay attention.

Viekoslav

12-30-2001, 07:05 AM

kpalazov,

I've basically lived by this quote 2 thirds of my life and it is still as true as it gets. I suggest you read the "Art of War" while reading Zen, The contrast is sublime :) (I had to do this for a class.)

el gatto

12-30-2001, 12:07 PM

check this out ...

http://www.highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/wrapskin/

I never tried it but it looks cool,

that's all I can think of....

ciao

kpalazov

12-30-2001, 04:48 PM

THanks, for some reason I over looked that possibility. I'd still like to know if you can remove the bounce from particles.

And also- is there a way to link the deformation of cloth to a low poly object. MY idea is that I could link a cloth object of the had to the poly head then that would give me good deformations.

thanks

el gatto

12-30-2001, 06:46 PM

I'm not sure but I think that if you play with resiliance, I'm pretty sure that you'd get rid of the bounciness :confused:

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