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jaag3d
05-25-2009, 05:24 PM
HI,

Wanted to Share one of my on going Personal R&D for
Octopus Tentacle Dynamic Simulation
Using Maya Hair Dynamic System.

I have Animated Just the XYZ Translation Rest it is Simulated.

Skinning and Rigging is very Basic
Rendering Mentalray FinalGather Preview Quality.

I have been working on this for quite some time and this is the
first step, Am working on more complex setup & simulation,
would be Enhancing more to wards technical part of it where the
Tentacles would have Automated collision detection and of course
a good Rig to Control & overall Simulation properties and more.:thumbsup:

VIDEO LINK : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh2Irk9-mDU

Critics are welcome :arteest:

Thanks to the Modeler:bowdown: for this Octopus Model I have no Idea where i got this from
this was in one of my hard drives.

Cheers..:)
JAAG
jaag3d
05-29-2009, 03:45 PM
sorry about my Multiple Posts in here.

Hey Guys ...Comments will be Appreciated :applause:

Thanks ,,,,
eburdeinick
05-29-2009, 05:54 PM
Loks really nice, but the octopus head still looks stiff and needs some animation... overall the tentacles look really good...but are they really controlable ?
jaag3d
05-31-2009, 09:44 AM
Right now the character has basic controls, and yes tentacles can be controlled manually, and can edit even after simulation and updated according to your choice, And yes you are very much right the head is stiff and it not animated yet, will be updated with more stuffs later with more flexibility, Thankyou very much for your comment and i appreciate it. :thumbsup:

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mynewcat
06-02-2009, 12:23 AM
bloody amazing work - it's just that the octopus clearly looks like it moves first and the tentacles follow - doesnt seem to be enough expand and contract as it pushes itself along.

I dont know if it swims with it's tentacles or forces water through like a jet, either way - it doesnt look like it is propelling itself enough.
jaag3d
06-03-2009, 07:37 AM
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jaag3d
06-03-2009, 07:38 AM
hi, mynewcat (http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=151882)

I will surely consider your comment, Many Enhancements are going on in Setup.
& I Highly appreciate your comment .
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Thank you
JAAG
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