Articulated Cloud

[Devin Johnston]

I've been asked to try and duplicate this effect, I'm trying to do it with garmet maker and a cloth modifier but the pannels aren't rigid enough. I'm wondering if there are any other ways to do this using wind and gravity forces so that the pannels look more like plastic and hinge at the top rather than flutter in the wind.

 

[Stephen Thomas]

Maybe this tutorial would be a good place to start: http://designreform.net/2008/04/14/3ds-max-wire-parameters/

 

It might be possible to have the flaps movement controlled by video footage of clouds or something. Or using the method in the tutorial, by having a number of controller points moving randomly over the surface.

Edited May 19, 2009 by stef.thomas

[Crazy Homeless Guy]

I used this tutorial a few years ago to generate a few Ned Kahn panels. It worked perfectly.

 

http://www.charleycarlat.com/Tutorials/Tut_Kahn-Style_Panels.wmv

 

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[Frosty]

It might be possible to have the flaps movement controlled by video footage of clouds or something.

 

Or an animated noise map. I've seen things like done in Cinema quite a bit.

[danb4026]

Travis, just went thru that tutorial and it works great. I would think that should very helpful to Maxer.

[alias_marks]

ah that's cool! I'm going to have to find an excuse to use that now

[William Alexander]

Take that max tutorial one step farther.... rather than have "it" effect the entire 'flap' poly just have it effect the 'Loose' vertices (lower two) in a vertex mapping type application. aka noise map drives vertex position.

[Devin Johnston]

That's great I think it's exactly what I need thanks a bunch!

[Horhe]

Great find that one Travis ! Half of CGA will be trying that one in the weekend