CGTalk - ?animating water?

freddy7133d

10-22-2002, 07:40 PM

hey all,

I need to animate water for a fountain in 3d.
the fountain is a hand with a big marbale ball on top and when the water that comes from the plam of the hand comes out it will spin the giant marbale ball. ........for a client....

can any of you animation masters help me?!

been trying to use meta particals, but its too slow and is crashing max (using 3D max 4).

any tip or technique you could share would be a big help......

thanks:buttrock:

freddy7133d

Frinsklen

10-22-2002, 10:26 PM

mmmmhh....
I have little experience with particles or water, but I once used those metaparticles you seem to hate, and it worked pretty good. I textured them with a semi-transparent shiny raytracing material, I think it was max 3.

Right now I can't think of any other way in max4 without extra pluggins. As I said, I dont have much experience with particles anyway. I hope someone else does.

Cheers

freddy7133d

10-23-2002, 09:59 AM

thanks Frinsklen.........

I not up on the all thoes plugins, but I have heard of realflow
I think I am go to try that.......

hope its fairly user friendly.....

any thanks for the tip.

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