Demolition Sequence

[Matt Sugden]

hi, a client has asked me to work on an interesting animation project for a new build, and part of this animation he wants me to show the old building being demolished.

 

I'm currently exploring ideas to tackle this, but the emphasis needs to be simple, fast to implement, yet effective.

 

I use max as my modeling package, any ideas on good ways of doing this?

 

I'm guessing some form of particle system perhaps? or rigid body type thingy?

 

Your comments would be appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

Matt

[Arnold Sher]

digimation grow... reverse the sequence, that is probably the fastest way of doing it...

[alrawli]

You might be able to use reactor within max to do building demolitions.

 

Also theres this http://www.buscatube.com/play/youtube/3ds/tag1/KmHGxWjydq8/building-demolition-in-3ds-max-video-1-of-2/

 

Looks a bit basic and needs some other pluggins but it wouldnt take much work to look good.

[Guest Brandon_01]

http://www.commonpointinc.com/products/project4d/project4d.asp

 

Otherwise you could dissolve between stills showing demo in phases. With limited time, I wouldn't worry about realism or pretty explosion fx - just get the point across.

[Matt Sugden]

Well, at the moment I'm thinking of just using simple bomb modifier, as i think that might be enough, but I'm at a loss as to stop the fragments falling through the ground plane, as I'd like the building blocks to explode, but then come to rest on the ground. I assume some form of collision type thing?

 

Is this a job for reactor, I've tinkered with this a little in the past, but I must confess to completely forgetting how I did it in the past.

 

Any ideas? cheers

[Thox]

You need a Deflector Space warp on the ground plane, which you can find under the create menu>space warps>deflectors. A standard deflector should do the job nicely.

 

Regards

 

Thox

[Crazy Homeless Guy]

as a side note, have you discussed with your client exactly what they mean by the building being demolished? if i were marketing a new project, the last thing i would want is an implication that the building was being destroyed by a bomb or missle. if i had to guess, i would invision more of an implosion like an implosive profesional would do, or, not as elegant, but a dismantle in the method a wrecking ball might do.

[Matt Sugden]

Sure, I appreciate what you are saying about making a building looking blown up with bombs etc!!

 

I know exactly what my client wants, he's after a traditional demolition effect. I was merely talking about using the bomb modifier as way to try and simulate the collapsing and imploding characteristics simply which it seems it would do o.k. from my quick prototypes.

 

More info on how the deflector planes work would be very much appreciated though.

 

Cheers

[Nic H]

sounds like an interesting project mate, be sure to post up the destruction bit when you are done!

[Matt Sugden]

Could anyone give me a little more detail on how the standard deflector plane would work with the bomb modifier, to get a collision effect?

 

Cheers.

 

Matt