Re: OT: Autodesk purchases cMuscle

[André Adam <a_adam(at)49games.de>]

Not talking Syflex here, the post Wayne quoted from aims at deformable 
objects (shapes, push, etc...) linked to the primary skeleton with the 
envelope being shrinkwrap-projected onto them as a secondary 
deformation. This can be set up without any plugins using the software 
in front of you.

Since this approach is not simulation-based, one can argue if it should 
be called a "muscle simulation", though I have to say that I'd go that 
route anytime in favour of a simulation-based approach because it 
creates stable and reproducable results.

If you need your character's envelope to behave jelly-like, now, that's 
a different story, but not related to Wayne's post quoting from the 
moondust demo.

   -André


Matt Lowery wrote:
> Again this comes back to the muscle system that xsi currently has but no
> knows how to use, or where to go to learn how to use... Syflex! Skin and
> flesh dynamics... built right into xsi. But to be honest I'd be massively
> surprised if anyone on the list has ever used it in production because it is
> just so badly documented.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: André Adam [mailto:a_adam(at)49games.de]
> Sent: 25 October 2007 08:28
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: OT: Autodesk purchases cMuscle
>
>
> No need for new bells and whistles then, you can already do exactly that 
> with the current toolset.
>
>     -André
>
>
> Oz Adi wrote:
>   
> > yes, that's the one :)
> >
> >
> > Wayne Williams wrote:
> >     
> > > I think you are talking about adam's post.
> > >
> > > "6) muscle sim.. simple arm flexing example with underlying muscle 
> > > object driven by an f-curve node that could have its profile updated 
> > > on the fly to change the muscle shape.  controls for changing muscle 
> > > height, thickness, compresison, min, max etc.. uses a raycasting / 
> > > shrinwrap type node to have the high res mesh follow the underlying 
> > > muscle.."
> > >
> > > I guess we'll see what is in store for XSI in the coming months.
> > > -wayne
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oz Adi" <oz(at)broadcast.co.il>
> > > To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 1:08 PM
> > > Subject: Re: OT: Autodesk purchases cMuscle
> > >
> > >
> > >       
> > > > maybe :)
> > > >
> > > > but as far as I can remember, there was a thread here, that someone 
> > > > wrote from the top of his mind, what he remembered from
> > > > the moondust presentation at the user group meeting... and I am 
> > > > almost sure he wrote something about a muscle system...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > peter boeykens wrote:
> > > >         
> > > > > let me have a guess... they showed CAT for 3dsMax?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oz Adi" <oz(at)broadcast.co.il>
> > > > > To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:14 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: OT: Autodesk purchases cMuscle
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > > > I remember reading a couple of months ago, a report from siggraph, 
> > > > > > that soft showed some kind of muscle system
> > > > > > that is related or not related to moondust ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Wayne Williams wrote:
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > > http://www.cometdigital.com/cMuscleSystem_notice.php
> > > > > > >  well, i guess any hopes of that being ported to xsi are 
> > > > > > > squashed. Is this even replicatable in XSI with its current toolset?
> > > > > > >               

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