nParticles in Maya
Learn Maya's robust toolset for simulating complex physics simulations and an intuitive workflow for creating liquids, clouds, smoke, spray, and dust effects using Maya nParticles. Software required: Maya Unlimited 2009 and up.
What you'll learn
Learn Maya's robust toolset for simulating complex physics simulations and an intuitive workflow for creating liquids, clouds, smoke, spray, and dust effects using Maya nParticles. Contains over 2.5 hours of practical projects and self-paced training. Perfect for new and experienced artists using Maya 2009. Popular highlights include: nParticles Overview; nParticle Emission; nParticle Style Presets; nParticle Collisions; Nucleus Node Attributes; Applying Space Scale; Liquid Simulation Properties; Collision Layers; Point Force Generation; Wind Field Generation; nConstraints on nParticles; Per-particle Expressions; Emitter Rate Per Point; Fields; Particle Sizes; Lifespan Types; Shading Attributes; Initial State; NCaching; Rendering Blobbies; Output Mesh Conversion; Bounce, Friction, Stickiness; and Working with Ramp Widgets. Software required: Maya Unlimited 2009 and up.
Table of contents
- Primer to Nparticles 8m
- Nucleus Forces 10m
- Nucleus Ground Plane 6m
- Nucleus Collision Attributes 5m
- Nucleus Scale Attributes 5m
- Randomizing Particle Size 4m
- Liquid Interaction and Ncloth 6m
- Nparticle-to-nparticle Interactions 9m
- Nparticles to Output Mesh 10m
- Nparticles and Fields 6m
- Collision Layers 8m
- Point Force Generation 8m
- Fading Particles Based on Age 8m
- Wind from Nparticles 5m
- Nconstraints on Nparticles 11m
- Per-particle Expressions 6m
- Per-point Emission Rates 7m
- Using Nparticle Liquid Simulation Properties 7m
- Converting Nparticles to an Output Mesh 9m
- Emitting Blobby Liquid Nparticles 10m
- Rendering Blobby Liquid Nparticles 9m
- Thick Cloud nParticles 6m
About the author
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Sunder has made great headway in both the interactive game design and 3D animation worlds. Throughout his career, Sunder has earned degrees in computer information science, multimedia & game design, as well as 3D character animation. He's fully devoted to providing breathtaking and out-of-the-norm experiences to as many people as possible. With a powerful skillset in Houdini and years of educational clout, Sunder aims to give understandable solutions to complex to... more