Subject: Re: Particles and curves.... 2003-12-17 - By Gustavo Braga
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Hi,
I?m trying to figure out how to make particles follow a curve. Like the
example in ?Mel Scripting for Maya Animators?I?m using the pointOnCurve
command to find the particle?s position in the curve by it?s age.
float $pos[] = `pointOnCurve -pr (particleShape1.age) -p curve1`;
This is working very well. But my problem is that I need that my streak
particles to face in the direction of the curve. The tails should be
aligned with the curve, similar to the ?follow?option when you do a
motion path. Using an Omni emitter I got particles in all directions,
changing the type to directional I can change the particle?s inclination
using the Direction X,Y,Z attributes, but this affects all the
particles. So I was searching for a Direction PP but it doesn?t exist.
Am I misunderstanding something?
Thanks for helping?
Gustavo Braga
Conspira??o S/A
Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Brasil
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