Birth to center of polygons with orientation

[Polimeno]

humm...
post a preview (gif or video), so we can take a look what you tring to do...

[jonahhawk]

I have learned how to birth particles (in a birth script in PFLOW) to the position of verts of an EditablePoly. I would like to learn how to birth to the center of faces with the particles aligned to the normals of the face

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l298/jonahhawk/PF_BIrthPosVerts.jpg

[Polimeno]

i think to birth i is the same way in vertex,
but becarefull to deal with 3D vectors to (get orientation XYZ) based on face normals poly.

researchs :
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=98&t=310605&highlight=face+normal+vectors
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=98&t=617614&highlight=face+normal+vectors (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=6&t=586328)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=98&t=509556&highlight=face+normal+vectors
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=98&t=337793&highlight=face+normal+vectors



check the help about it too.

[jonahhawk]

yup, i've dug through the help and I've read most of those threads.

I don't know how the Maya Mel thread will help me with MXS specifics. I understand what the procedure is:

Define the mesh
Count the faces
For i in 1 to number of faces do
add a particle
set the particle index
set the position of the particle to the position of the face
set the orientation of th eparticle to the normal of the face

I didn't find a polyop.faceTM or anything like that.

Can you see what is wrong with my script in the first post?

[Polimeno]

yup, i've dug through the help

http://www.kxcad.net/autodesk/Autodesk_MAXScript_Reference_9/how_do_i_align_the_uvw_modifier_s_gizmo_to_a_selected_face_.htm

[jonahhawk]

Thanks for all your help.

Almost there...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l298/jonahhawk/PF_BirthProgress01.jpg

on ChannelsUsed pCont do
(
pCont.useTime = true
pCont.usePosition = true
pCont.useTM = true

)
on Init pCont do
(
baseObj = $Sphere01
)

on Proceed pCont do
(
if baseObj != undefined do
(
t = pCont.getTimeStart() as float
NumFaces = getNumFaces baseObj

if t < 0 do
(
for i = 1 to NumFaces do
(
pCont.AddParticle()
pCont.particleIndex = pCont.NumParticles()
polyCenter = (polyop.getFaceCenter baseObj i)
pCont.particlePosition = polyCenter
faceNormal = (in coordsys baseObj polyop.getFaceNormal baseObj i)
worldUpVector = [0,0,1]
rightVector = normalize (cross worldUpVector faceNormal)
upVector = normalize (cross rightVector faceNormal)
theMatrix = matrix3 rightVector upVector faceNormal polyCenter
pCont.particleTM = theMatrix
)
)
)

)

on Release pCont do ()

[decapitator]

Thanks for all your help.

Almost there...

...You could rotate them the easy way by adding a rotation speed space follow and speed by surface out of normal on a speed like 0.01 in the event and then send out and do the rest of the flow.

[jonahhawk]

uh... oh yeah... thanks. :) then all I need from the script is the position. I got so caught up in the birth script i fogot about the basics. I learned a bit in the process though. Something is still not right with my little TM calculation.

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