Gepetto - Crowd Simulation Software

[Ninja]

I dont know if you guys have stumbled upon this, but its a fantastic "work in progress" crowd simulation plugin created by Autodesk. The main restriction it has at the moment though is it only has 2 x-ref characters (and thus 2 texture sets).

 

Has anyone figured out how it can used with multiple textures to add realism and variation...ie, it still only uses 2 character models, but each x-ref can be assigned different textures ?

[datacrasher]

max has it's own crowd simulation if you look in the reference file or the manual the reference files a lot of information. why do you need a another software or plug-in?

 

you can add multiple textures by using the multi/sub-object material

[Chris MacDonald]

He is talking about the NEW max crowd sim. It ships with max, it's not 3rd party.

[Nic H]

what is this inbuilt crowd sim? any links?

[Justin Hunt]

In Command pannel -> helpers -> Crowd , Its more like a flocking system rather than an "intelligent" walking people simulation like Gepetto. I have never used it though so I cant tell you more.

 

I have high hopes for Gepetto, just hope they dont let it fall by the wayside or stuff it up when it does eventually ship.

 

jhv

[Simon Moir]

Check out this thread about Gepetto:

 

http://forums.cgarchitect.com/70435-crowd-simulation-software.html#post355646

[frankbischoff]

Hello, I've just started using Geppetto and have even a question: Some characters run with me on the spot and do not run with the others. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

[frankbischoff]

The characters are noch standimg still, but the walking just on one point while other characters passed them!