Maya Active and Passive Rigid Bodies Tutorial by Stuart Christensen

[isyutd159]

THIS is what i was looking for! I was going to practise making like a wrestling animation, and this is a great startm thank you

[bensitibi]

Great tutorial, thanks. I'm working on a project in which letters have to fall off a kind of business plate on the wall, four letters to be exact. Is there any way to randomize the timing when they actually starts to fall? Maybe one or two is attached to the plate with a pin and it holds them back or something. I tried it with nCloth simulation but it was a huge failure. Also tried keyframe animation, that was even worse:)

Keep up the good work, you're awsome, thanks

[deepfriedectoplasm]

@bensitibi You may want to use a dynamic impact collision. Check out all of the tutorials on My You-Tube channel and look for the Create a dynamic impact collision. Although it's not exactly what you are asking, it's close enough for you to see the concept in action. I will also send you a link via personal message. Hope that helps.

[gauravzerogravity]

they say a picture says a thousand word but i thing a video says billion words... i hav exam tomm and i was messing around on active and passive rigid bodies. after watching your video 1 million word got copied in my mind for exam .. thanx alot

[kumaraisin]

Great tutorial man, really helped me with the basics. I'm trying to get an object to hit another object which shatters (using the maya shatter effect) - any suggestions how I would start?  Thanks!

[deepfriedectoplasm]

@kumaraisin My Mac version of Maya 2009 had some weird bug that would never work with the shatter effect. I just upgraded to 2011,so I'll see if I can make it work and do a tutorial if possible. For the meantime, check the Maya Documentation in the help menu to get an idea of how it's used. Also, there's some plugins that may work better so google that and you'll get some more options. Subscribe to my channel so you can get updates! Thanks. STU

[kumaraisin]

@deepfriedectoplasm Thanks for replying so quickly, I have 2011 at my university but I don't think the shatter effect is any better. I've looked into using the free Pulldownit plugin but I would need to upgrade for the proper effect. I can kind of shatter an object now BUT the pieces (or shards) don't collide with each other well at all and instead just pass through each other. Help with colliding shards would be really welcome when you have the time. Again, cheers for the reply!

[deepfriedectoplasm]

@kumaraisin I'm online at the moment so I guess that's the beauty of the internet! At the moment I'm opening Maya for a little fun session so I'l take a closer look at shatter. I'm working on about 10 new tutorials at the moment and I really would like to see if Maya 2011 will work for anything useful (shatter effect wise). Stay Tuned and keep learning! STU