How do you get Particular to move around a 3D flat plane.

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How do you get Particular to move around a 3D flat plane.

Posted by Reuben Fink on October 7, 2012 at 7:33 pm

I’ve created a circular path that I want a Particular emitter to move along in z-space meanwhile leaving a trail that eventually connects at both ends creating a full ring. Meanwhile I’m trying to make it look like it’s going around a sphere. Is it possible for particular to travel in front and then behind a flat 3D Plane. If not than can you suggest a work around. Thanks.

Rube

OSX 10.6.4
Equipment: 2.8 ghz 8 core Intal Mac Pro, 20 gig of ram
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Reuben Fink replied 13 years, 10 months ago 5 Members · 7 Replies
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Tudor “ted” jelescu
October 7, 2012 at 7:46 pm

https://aescripts.com/sparticular/

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist
Vishesh Arora
October 8, 2012 at 6:24 am

Reuben

May be the Far Vanish and Near Vanish feature may work.

Her is the tut for it:

https://www.redgiantsoftware.com/videos/redgianttv/item/313/

Vishesh Arora
VFX and Motion Graphics Artist
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Demo Reel(3D):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPgIJU_BR8
John Cuevas
October 8, 2012 at 11:43 am

If it’s a 3D plane, with 3d enabled then you would twirl open visibility > obscuration layer and choose the 3d Plane. Now your particles will interact with that layer.

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Reuben Fink
October 8, 2012 at 4:40 pm

Thank you for all your suggestions. I’ll take a stab at them all and see what works best.

OSX 10.6.4
Equipment: 2.8 ghz 8 core Intal Mac Pro, 20 gig of ram
Aps: CS5 Production Bundle, FCP Suite 2, Avid Media Composer
Reuben Fink
October 9, 2012 at 7:38 pm

Ok so I found success with using an obscuration layer.
Check here:
https://youtu.be/Fb-sjS3fZw0

I’m happy with the look. The only problem is that at full rez the edges of the obscuration layer are sharp and aliased looking and doesn’t blend in. Is there a way to soften the obscuration layer? I tried putting a soft blur on the layer but it didn’t do anything.

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Aps: CS5 Production Bundle, FCP Suite 2, Avid Media Composer
Tom Daigon
October 9, 2012 at 10:04 pm

To precomposing the obscuration layers. Then add the blur to the precomped clip.

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Reuben Fink
October 10, 2012 at 8:38 pm

I’ve tried that to no avail. Have you had success with this method?

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Equipment: 2.8 ghz 8 core Intal Mac Pro, 20 gig of ram
Aps: CS5 Production Bundle, FCP Suite 2, Avid Media Composer

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