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  • Particle question here; Particles to start “float upwards” after some time

    Posted by Adam Lewen on August 27, 2015 at 10:36 am

    Hi there!
    Although not fluent with trapcode particular, I touch in every once in a while.
    Right now I have build a mock up, a field of sunflowers…
    I need advice on trying to make the flower-heads float up slowly after, lets say 10 sec of being static while I dolly back…
    I want the heads to start float very slow and independently. one every 1-2 seconds. the whole play will be much longer than this demo.

    DEMO – https://youtu.be/TRijGkxAGDM

    Any thought or tips will be a great help!

    Adam Lewen replied 10 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Michael Szalapski

    August 27, 2015 at 1:09 pm

    You can keyframe the wind in Y to increase after a certain amount of time.

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  • Kalleheikki Kannisto

    August 27, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    I suggest motion path, if you want the particles to start each individually. You will have to have them be born at the rate you want them to start floating up. Or, probably a better idea, use physics time factor to slow them down just when the first particle starts to float. Rough example attached (without physics time factor).

    9183_delayedparticlefloatup.aep.zip

  • Adam Lewen

    August 30, 2015 at 6:59 am

    Michael – Kalle Thanks for the input!
    I will look at the example soon and update!

  • Adam Lewen

    August 31, 2015 at 1:17 pm

    Kalle
    Thanks for a great and simple example!

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