Re: falling/fluttery paper

["Adrian Wyer" <adrian(at)the-mill.com>]

omg... did Kim just agree with me without calling me a girl's name ?!?!?

he must be felling ill....

adrian wyer
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kim aldis" <kim(at)aldis.org.uk>
To: <XSI(at)softimage.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:28 AM
Subject: RE: falling/fluttery paper


> I'm not suggesting this to be the case here but yes, sometimes just plain
> old animation can't be beat.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Adrian Wyer
> > Sent: 14 June 2005 10:22
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: Re: falling/fluttery paper
> >
> > you will fight the cloth till you give up, and end up using
> > quickstretch like i did works perfectly.... the old tricks always do!
> >
> > a
> >
> > adrian wyer
> > head of 3d
> > milltv
> > adrian(at)the-mill.com
> > www.the-mill.com
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "michael malinowski" <hejherbert(at)hotmail.com>
> > To: <XSI(at)softimage.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:09 AM
> > Subject: Re: falling/fluttery paper
> >
> >
> > > cloth is definatly the way to go i think too. My advice
> > would be to keep
> > > your geo sparse, and tighten your params so it cannot flex to much.
> > > Then just use that to deform your actual paper geo if you
> > have modelled it
> > > already.
> > >
> > > mike.
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________
> > > Mike Malinowski
> > > Character Rigger - Animal Logic
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "Lu" <ntmonkey18(at)hotmail.com>
> > >>Reply-To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > >>To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> > >>Subject: Re: falling/fluttery paper
> > >>Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:58:36 -0700
> > >>
> > >>Right on, Noodles!!!  I think it's doable.  Just make sure
> > you model the
> > >>geometry from something other than a grid.  With the way that cloth
> > >>calculates the bend and skew (assuming you're working with
> > syflex), I
> > >>think you might get better results if you have one edge
> > running down the
> > >>middle lengthwise, and then a few more crosswise.  If you
> > use a grid, I
> > >>think you'll just fight endless battles to get rid of the
> > "crumpling"
> > >>effect.  I've made tons of paper on accident because I
> > didn't have the
> > >>right topology.  :-P
> > >>
> > >>Hope it helps,
> > >>
> > >>Lu
> > >>   ----- Original Message -----
> > >>   From: Noodles
> > >>   To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > >>   Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 6:31 PM
> > >>   Subject: Re: falling/fluttery paper
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>   I don't have any experience with this sort of thing, but
> > might you try
> > >> cloth?  I think it may be a bit tough to get that kind of
> > subtle motion
> > >> with soft/rigid bodies...
> > >>
> > >>   -Noodles
> > >>
> > >>     ----- Original Message -----
> > >>     From: Duncan Burch
> > >>     To: XSI(at)Softimage.com
> > >>     Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 5:05 PM
> > >>     Subject: falling/fluttery paper
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>     Hi all
> > >>     Ive got to do 5-10 sheets of paper quickly flying out
> > of a cabinet
> > >> drawer.
> > >>     They then slow down and fall/flutter down to the
> > ground.(like paper)
> > >>
> > >>     Now I suck at animating these by hand, so I thought maybe path
> > >> constraints, with timed movements along the curve.
> > However didn't turn
> > >> out amazing.
> > >>
> > >>     Can XSI rigid/soft bodies do this at all?
> > >>     Anyone got any tips?
> > >>
> > >>     ta
> > >>
> > >>     Dunk
> > >
> > >
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