How to combine 2 Thinking Particles BringTo nodes?

#1

Hello,

I’m new to Thinking Particles and I would like to use Thinking Particles to move particles from one mesh object to a second mesh and then to a third.

I’ve used the “…/position toolkit/TP_BringTo_SurfacePosition.max” example document to move the particles from the surface of the first mesh to the second mesh.

This first step of the animation should work between frames 0 and 200, the second part between 200 and 400.

I’m guessing the “Evaluated Frames” could be used, but from thereon I’m really lost.

(I also tried the Blurp node, but that didn’t place the particles precisely on the meshes: it made a convex hull around it with the particles.)

Thanks for any input!
Fernando

#2

I can’t believe it, I found it all by myself! Thinking Particles is not only very difficult, it’s also very easy. :slight_smile:

If some other noobs like me would like to know the answer here it comes. The “All” operator needs a Time Interval condition on the On input. Set the In Frames from the BringTo operator to the time the Time Interval condition will play. Also set the BringTo operator to “New Style”.

Then make a complete copy of the “BringToo” group (with the new Time Interval included).

In this new group, set the Time Interval to the end frame of the other Time Interval. This will make the particles go from mesh 1 to mesh 2 to mesh 3.

This is so much better than the Blurp operator (to my limited knowledge), because the exact form is adapted by the particles, and the particles don’t ‘stop’ at each ‘morph’ position.

Cheers,
Fernando

#3

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