• Boris FX Particle Illusion

  Leaky Deflector

  Posted by Toby Welles on November 19, 2009 at 2:21 am

  Hi, I’m having a problem with particles leaking through the deflector. should I create more points in the deflectors, make the the thickness greater or add another deflector in the same location. I want to keep the efficiency high, and the deflector has to be curved. I am trying to simulate a jet of particles flowing around in circular shape like an eddy by using a curved deflector and several forces to blow the particles along the path. I sure wish there were circular and or vortex force objects (Hint Hint)

  Thanks.
  Toby Welles, wowhouse.net

  Toby Welles replied 16 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Alan Lorence

  November 19, 2009 at 4:58 pm

  A couple of things to try:

  1) put another deflector close behind it, but don’t have the “corners” in the same place. (not a great solution)

  2) use only forces

  Unfortunately, you’re trying to do something that pI3 does not have tools to do very easily.

  Alan.

  http://www.wondertouch.com
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  Toby Welles

  November 19, 2009 at 6:03 pm

  I’ll just muscle through. Is this an area that you will be incorporating onto the next version perchance?

  I love to be able to do this sort of thing in PI rather than resort to a full 3D system which takes so much longer.

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