I updated the blog page with instructions for how to hold the cache read on a single frame. Just disconnect currentTime and set it to whatever cached frame you want to read.
Hi there, what version of Maya are you using? For some reason, when I create a Bifrost Aero out of the shape, it doesn't have any detail, it just renders out as a gray dull blob...Have you encountered this problem as well?
If your aero doesn't apply correctly once you assign it, try making a copy of the cloud geo, delete the old geo and assign the aero to the cloud duplicate. This worked for me.
great tutorial, but in the beginning how did you get the two spheres to move together like that? is the large sphere parent to the small sphere? I'm not quite sure how you got all those little spheres to go around the vertices
This cant be rendable on Arnold render? When I do the render it just creats a "black square" ... anyway to render it on arnold that actualy shows the real cloud?
Someone know how to disable the option of animate the particles, I mean that the program dont calculate the particles in every frame? I want just the firstone in all the timeslider, someone help me pls is it possible?
This looks amazing. I tried it out at my home computer (which is older) and it was far too slow. I would like to try it out here at work on our much more powerful workstations, but we are on 2015 at the moment. Is there a method of single frame cache without using alembic? I tried disabling the sim but then it disappears? We have numerous projects with extensive cloud fly throughs and this could be invaluable if we could get it working in VP 2.0, but light way to get realtime playback with say 100 or more clouds?? Or maybe 20 or so hero clouds and cards or maya fluids for the bgs???
with your container now in read mode, disconnect the currentTime attribute on the container itself (by default it gets its connection from outTime1.time) This is driving me crazy! where do find this?!?!
If you could show your outliner in future instruction, that could help in solving most questions if certain objects are effecting each other which i am not too familiar with Bitfrost.
As soon as i try to flood the cloud, my whole Maya scene closes out. it doesn't say it crashed or anything it just closes out and i am back in my Desktop? i am confused on why that could happen. tried it twice exactly the same result.
what version of maya are you using? if using 17 and above, select sphere => Edit Mesh => Transform Component => click square box => set to 1.0 on random => Apply => Transform Vertex. Then use X,Y, Z arrow to tune the faces. Typical of some video broadcasters to skip essential steps/parts of tutorial......
I keep getting "Wrong number of arguments on call to setGeometryPaint value" Does any one know how to solve this??? I'd really appreciate some help. Great video, btw.
for GOD sake man, PLEASE please post more bi-frost tutorials!!! PLEASE!.. this is awesome by the way!
Very good tutorial. I was intimidated by the FX particle generator but your tutorial made it straightforward to execute. Thank-you. GCG
Amazing tutorial! That paint trick is gold
I updated the blog page with instructions for how to hold the cache read on a single frame. Just disconnect currentTime and set it to whatever cached frame you want to read.
My geometry won't flood...
Nobody is rushing, holy moly dude... but thanks i did it. After holding my hand to the pause and back button.
Hi there, what version of Maya are you using? For some reason, when I create a Bifrost Aero out of the shape, it doesn't have any detail, it just renders out as a gray dull blob...Have you encountered this problem as well?
If your aero doesn't apply correctly once you assign it, try making a copy of the cloud geo, delete the old geo and assign the aero to the cloud duplicate. This worked for me.
great tutorial, but in the beginning how did you get the two spheres to move together like that? is the large sphere parent to the small sphere? I'm not quite sure how you got all those little spheres to go around the vertices
This cant be rendable on Arnold render? When I do the render it just creats a "black square" ... anyway to render it on arnold that actualy shows the real cloud?
how did you get the ball container? mine is a square by default
This was the ugliest hack (boolean) I've ever seen to produce such a beautiful result. What a fluffy, happy little cloud! Well done.
Professionalism in. Option _ thanks ...highly appreciated
If your sphere isn't flooding, make sure to change the name of your second sphere (the inner one) to "ball" and it should flood.
when i apply aero, my object is just a black box, when i render ofcourse
perfect tutorial. fast and efficient.
Thanks for this tut, the result is great!
you sound a lot like ari shaffir
thanks for the walk-through !
Possible workflow:
Maya Fluid Cloud Preset > convert fluid to geometry > geometryPaint (use a variety of shapes) > bitfrost Aero
Very useful! Thank you so much :D
Someone know how to disable the option of animate the particles, I mean that the program dont calculate the particles in every frame? I want just the firstone in all the timeslider, someone help me pls is it possible?
I couldn't find geometry paint settings!! Where can I find in maya2018
Write [paint scripts tool ] - [setup] - [tool setup cmd: geometryPaint
hi can u plz tell me how you made the particles stable.... what is the parameter or factor you tweaked to make the particles still ?
Very good tutorial!!! But how can I get a frozen sim from frame 1 to end? I know the alembic cache workflow but for the areo solver this dont help :(!
This looks amazing. I tried it out at my home computer (which is older) and it was far too slow. I would like to try it out here at work on our much more powerful workstations, but we are on 2015 at the moment. Is there a method of single frame cache without using alembic? I tried disabling the sim but then it disappears? We have numerous projects with extensive cloud fly throughs and this could be invaluable if we could get it working in VP 2.0, but light way to get realtime playback with say 100 or more clouds?? Or maybe 20 or so hero clouds and cards or maya fluids for the bgs???
this is really useful.
Nice one man.
with your container now in read mode, disconnect the currentTime attribute on the container itself (by default it gets its connection from outTime1.time)
This is driving me crazy! where do find this?!?!
Hi can you export.this cloud to game engine like unreal engine 4??
If you could show your outliner in future instruction, that could help in solving most questions if certain objects are effecting each other which i am not too familiar with Bitfrost.
As soon as i try to flood the cloud, my whole Maya scene closes out. it doesn't say it crashed or anything it just closes out and i am back in my Desktop? i am confused on why that could happen. tried it twice exactly the same result.
// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2017/scripts/others/geometryPaint.mel line 671: No object(s) to duplicate //
just i have 1 ball :(
My Poly Move Face History -> random is by default on 1.00. Nothing happens when I change the value. How can I fix this?
what version of maya are you using? if using 17 and above, select sphere => Edit Mesh => Transform Component => click square box => set to 1.0 on random => Apply => Transform Vertex. Then use X,Y, Z arrow to tune the faces.
Typical of some video broadcasters to skip essential steps/parts of tutorial......
after you set random to 1 you need to move the components that you selected.
It's good, looks like a cartoon cloud. I don't quite get the benefits of Aero to put into projects.
I keep getting "Wrong number of arguments on call to setGeometryPaint value" Does any one know how to solve this??? I'd really appreciate some help. Great video, btw.
2:56 sorry but how do I get that little window? geometry that one
2:43 just type geometryPaint in Setup of Paint Attributes
Now try to move the cloud and see Maya shit itself with lag.
good
great job，wel done ~but more operate detail ...
Thank you !
(what is the address of your blog page ?)
Wow, could you explain a little slower and actually tell us what you are doing. the paint isn't working for me at all.
coool!
🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑PEEL AVOCADO, PEEL PEEL AVOCADO
gotta be more specific man. you lost me
Dude can u just slow down on the talking nobody's rushing :(