Re: RF XSI mixing liquids

["Duncan Burch" <duncan_burch(at)hotmail.com>]

Well, yes, if it was for a job I would.
But, from a technical point of view, was wondering if there is a way.



Duncan Burch
Lead Lighter and Render TD
www.LumiereStudios.co.uk
+44 (0)7946013460
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "adrian" <adrian.wyer(at)fluid-pictures.com>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: RF XSI mixing liquids


> film it?
>
> Adrian Wyer
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Duncan Burch" <duncan_burch(at)hotmail.com>
> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 4:28 PM
> Subject: Re: RF XSI mixing liquids
>
>
> > Hey Chris,
> > Thanks for your reply.
> > I've got two liquids to mix together into one mesh, using weighmaps as 
> > you can see here.  Even though the mix works, I guess, not exactly how I 
> > wanted. The colours dont really ever blend properly, but it is using one 
> > mesh, so its a step forward.
> > http://www.lumierestudios.co.uk/lumiere_site/33_research/1_Fluids%20.%20Particles/10_Fluid/mix_liquids_v01.mov
> >
> > This next version shows what happens if each liquid has its own mesh, 
> > obviously the colours aren't ever going to mix, if only they could, would 
> > look really nice.
> > http://www.lumierestudios.co.uk/lumiere_site/33_research/1_Fluids%20.%20Particles/10_Fluid/35_paint_balls.swf
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Cheers Dunk
> >
> >
> > Duncan Burch
> > Lead Lighter and Render TD
> > www.LumiereStudios.co.uk
> > +44 (0)7946013460
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Chris Marshall" <chris(at)eclipsecreative.co.uk>
> > To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:03 AM
> > Subject: Re: RF XSI mixing liquids
> >
> >
> > > Duncan,
> > >
> > > That *is* the way you mix Realflow colours in XSI! They just never mix 
> > > very well.
> > >
> > > I think what's happening is that each particle never actually becomes 
> > > 'mixed' with any other. So, if you have a black particle moving next to 
> > > a white particle, you get grey (more or less), but if they move apart 
> > > again, they return to their original black and white properties. This, 
> > > of course, is bananas. Once mixed to 50% of each, they should always 
> > > stay like that, but it just doesn't happen that way.
> > >
> > > This is with Realflow 3. I don't know if this is different in 4.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Duncan Burch wrote:
> > > > Hi all
> > > > I while back someone posted a rendertree screenshot from NextLimit i 
> > > > think, showing how to get mixed liquids to properly mix colour in xsi.
> > > > Does anybody remember the link to that jpg?
> > > > Basically this post:
> > > > http://www.xsibase.com/forum/index.php?board=6;action=display;threadid=25063;start=0#msg177860
> > > >
> > > > I can get liquids to mix in xsi with weighmaps, but not actually colour 
> > > > changes, so say white and black liquids become grey etc
> > > >
> > > > cheers
> > > > Dunk
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Duncan Burch
> > > > Lead Lighter and Render TD
> > > > www.LumiereStudios.co.uk
> > > > +44 (0)7946013460
> > >
> > >
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