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Ren3D
07-30-2008, 02:50 PM
Hey all

I have what I thought would be a quick particle effect to set up, but have come undone a little with this problem...

I have an animated butterfly which flaps its wings over a 25 frame sequence which loops (no problems there!). I have then created a TP storm and got hundreds of the little things flying out from the emitter. BUT... It looks very un-natural haveing all the hundreds of litter critters all beating their wings in perfect uinson!

Is there a way to offset or randomise there wing beats.

The Wing beat animation is set up using xpresso controlled by a float slider bar.

If some1 can help me out here I would be well grateful.

Many thanks

Ren
sandidolsak
07-30-2008, 02:56 PM
use multyshape example and have many butterflys with diferent animation offset.
Ren3D
07-30-2008, 03:11 PM
I guess that would be the quickest way to do it!

Love your pallie by the way, is that T4 gear!! ;-)
sandidolsak
07-30-2008, 03:19 PM
Tier 2! ;)
Ren3D
07-30-2008, 03:55 PM
That worked a treat, just the trick

Thanks for the advice, another job off the list!

Ren
Srek
07-30-2008, 04:46 PM
Another option is to bake the animation, then change either the age on creation or the life time randomly. If you also modify DT you can make them slower or faster.
Cheers
Björn
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