fires and flashes

[EdHarriss]

Have a look in the netview under: XSI Local>Library>Simulate. There are some premade muzzle flashes in there. If they aren't quite what you are looking for, they will at least give you a start.

[Talos]

ok cool thats great thx.

but how would i go about using that with my animation...

[EdHarriss]

Drag the samples into your scene.
Position the emitters in front of your tank barrels.
Adjust the timing to match.

[Talos]

i tryed that, but what happens is it wants to make a new scene :surprised

[EdHarriss]

Hold down the control key as you drag the files into the scene. This will merge them into the scene, rather than replace everything in the scene.

[Talos]

ok great thx alot..


oh ya well im at it... im way thinkin of making exhaust going outta the back of the tank, if i were to use on of the premade ones, like train smoke or w/e how would i go about haveing it look like its coming outta the back of the tank, and when the tank is moving, i want the smoke to still come outta the back, and trail the tank..

or would it be better to make my own effect? and if so how would i do that?

[EdHarriss]

Attach the particle emitter to the tank.
Either make it a child of the tank or constrain it.

Beyond that, I would suggest that you check out the "Simulation" manual that came with XSI.

[Talos]

great thx, everything is workin fine! but i can't figure out how to do this...

i enter in the particles, and all the keyframes and what not start at 1, and so on, i can't get all the keyframes to start at the frame i want... :surprised

[Talos]

ttt

[tachy0n]

Select your ParticlesOp. Under Simulation->Time Management, set 'source time' to local.

And under Time reference, set 'offset' to the frame where you wan't it to start.

[Stephen Vyas]

Another option if you like... If your particular package has the glow option, you could create a polygon object resembling a muzzle shot, add glow. Then scale up and down as needed.
Worked great for Jeff Lew's Killer Bean animations.
-Steve

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