Dandelion

[wishdesigngroup]

Okay guys. I've got this dandelion with about 112 seeds. I'm trying to use motion designer to blow the seedlings off the stem, but I can't get them to move. They're not parented to anything. I can use motion designer to move the stem, but not the individual seedlings. Any idea why they won't move?

[dablan]

Are they subpatched perhaps?
If so, make sure that the subdivision order is set to last.

Dan Ablan
www.3dgarage.com

[wishdesigngroup]

that worked! thanks a bunch. i'm new to motion designer so any tips on some settings i might use for ultra-lightweight seedlings floating through the air?

[dablan]

Cool.
Making seeds fly through the air?
Sure - use Particles!

You've got two options I'd think of at first.
You can use particles with sprite images. These are little images that attach themselves to the particles - but what's cool is that they stay faced to the camera. Simply make a small image of the seed, and save it as a 32 bit image. In Hypervoxels, after you make your particles, apply the sprite image.

Another way is to actually replace each particle with a 3D seed. You can do this with FX_Linker, found within the Scene tab.

Good luck!

Dan Ablan
AGA Digital Studios, Inc.
www.3dgarage.com training