chocolate syrup out of a can?

[Arnold Grove]

Hi,

 

I need to animate a soda can crushing and then chocolate syrup coming out the pour - then the chocolate syrup had to run down and cover over candy on the plane - oh boy

 

Can anyone suggest a few tuorials that might cover thick particles like that and I guess one that would have geometry breaking.

 

Anything in the ballpark to give me an idea what do to is good enough. No money for plug-ins - Glue etc.

 

Max9 PC - MR thanks

 

arnie

[tcupp]

I have not used it for a long while but I think you may want to look into Real Flow with tutorials from Digital Tutors. http://www.digitaltutors.com/store/home.php?cat=31

 

It would be handled by modeling the can, candy, ground plane in Max. Animating the crushing of the can in Max. Taking that into Real Flow in3DS format. Putting a fluid in the can and letting Real Flow run a fluid simulation. Then that mesh created in Real Flow would be taken back into Max and rendered out.

 

Youtube Real Flow Trailer -

[Claudio Branch]

Sounds like you are moonlighting for VFX jobs.

 

Crushing the can will probably be handled best by using Morph Targets. You will need to model 6 to 8 iterations of the can and then let the Morpher modifier handle the animation between each. Model your initial can with alot of vertices! After you model the first can, copy it and then start playing with vertices.

 

It might not be a bad idea to get an empty aluminum can and take photographs of it after going through progressive stages of crushing. This will provide you with reference materal for the modeling task at hand.

 

As for the fluid sim, it sounds like you don't have the money for anything but Max's Particle Systems. You might try the BlobMesh Compound Object in tandem with the P-System and fake it.

[Arnold Grove]

Thank you guys very much. tc I am opening your links and I will study intently.

 

Sounds like you are moonlighting for VFX jobs

 

Yes, thanks for asking. Ive been in the family restaurant biz all my life and Ive always wanted to do animation for Disney. But alas Papa Grove had other plans so that didnt happen. Im now making my own way at night. Old and gray and starting over.

 

 

I have a friend who owns a small station so Ive done some broadcast stuff but nothing high end but I understand the termanology.

 

I got Max and Vray a year ago and it took a few days to pull all the rest of my hair out. I barely knew how to turn on the computer. I do like the built-in cup holder though.

 

But I buried myself in it and now Im whizing around like the devil. This is my first real gig so Im kinda' winging it. I travel between the gulf states and the north east quite a bit and I was at a party at the right place and time.

 

My son however has been doing 3D for a while and he's posted here a few times. He's off to Iraq so Im a little nervous and trying to stay busy.

 

Thanks for the help and ill post my results asap.

 

arnie

Edited February 21, 2009 by Arnold Grove