 | | | Re: Rolling A Die | Re: Rolling A Die 2004-02-11 - By jkyoutsey
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Thanks for the quick response!
So in the X,Y, and Z groups would you use the spin modifier? Seems
like it would be impossible to get a consistently slowing rotation
without it.
Now to figure out the crazy motion path stuff...
--- In Carrara@(protected), "David Bell" <nordwind53@(protected)> wrote:
> The way I would approach this would be to animate, rather than to
use physics .... and I would build a series of groups with the die
at the heart of this hierarchy.
>
> The outer group would animate the path of the die
> The next layer would animate the Rotation in X
> The next layer would animate the Rotation in Y
> The next layer would animate the randomness
> the inner most layer would be the die (this also allows you to
substitute in another die without rework.
>
> Then I would composite the result into the final image and that is
another story.
>
> Breaking things down into simple parts, and isolating the
animation from the object go a long ways to retaining sanity.
>
> Hope this makes sense and is of help.
>
> Yours,
> David
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> Nordwind53@(protected)
> David E. Bell
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> -- -- Original Message -- --
> From: jkyoutsey
> To: Carrara@(protected)
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 5:36 PM
> Subject: [Carrara] Rolling A Die
>
>
> I've tried a variety of solutions for rolling a die on a table.
I
> want it to travel in the Y, bouncing on a table until it stops.
> I've tried directional forces. I've tried spin modifiers. I
can't
> seem to figure out how to get the die to spin realistically and
> interact with the table.
>
> With directional forces for gravity the dang thing always ends
up
> floating around in funny ways.
>
> So:
> Issue 1) How do I get the die to spin realistically (multiple
axes)
> as if spun off of a hand.
> Issue 2) How to have it then bounce realistically off the table
(one
> or two times).
> Issue 3) How to realistically portray gravity.
>
> Oddly enough, getting the die to land on the number I want will
be
> the easy part!
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