Particle experiment 3DS Max

simply amazing.

I was thinking of a CFB coach or player getting cut.

Are you using a material mask to determine where the particles are being emitted from on the geometry?

Nice work.

You might have fun trying out an animated 'slice' modifier with 'cap holes' applied after it in the stack. You can animate the location of the slice's gizmo and as it cuts away the mesh, cap holes fills in the new cut edge. (Only works well on pretty simple/square geometry though)

Add a mesh select (set to faces) and material modifier and you're mesh select will automatically select the faces from the cap holes modifier (the cut edge faces) and pass them to the material modifier.

That way you could actually have the cut in your geometry spawning particles.


Your stack would like this:

Text
Slice
Cap Holes
Mesh Select (set to faces)
Material (set to ID of choice)


Anyway...sorry, can't help myself sometimes when it comes to Max. Love that program.

Also, a simple 'particle age' material in your opacity slot can do cool stuff.

that is awesome NGOP

is it possible to reverse that so that the particles form the letters LSU instead?

WOW!!!
It's probably way too much trouble, but wouldn't that be cool to do each week during the season. Have the opposing team's initials or logo disappear, then have your team's appear.

but where do the particles go?

Are you a wizard?

Very sick work.

The "white" spots are still visible though. The areas where the glare shines off the letters.

Not that I could do it any better..