HELP: water animation

[duccio]

I'm new in animation and i need a fast way to create the effect of little waves an a pool surfaces, in 3dsMAX6. I don't need anything iper-realistic, just an easy way...Someone can help me? Do you know some tutorial?
This is the pool. The material is an architectural material of 3dsMAX6 with noise on bump and displace.

[duccio]

Ah, another question:D : when I work on a scene trying to animate it, I make an attempt and than I find that nothing is working:grr: ...How can I reset the whole animation? Thanks...

[martimus]

hey

do you mean just basic waves? like the waves of a resting surface, or do you mean like someone jumping in?

you could try using ripple spacewarp, or just noise animated...

and with the animation going wrong question, thats actually something i woldn't mind doing mself, if i ever get anything wrong i normally just delete key frames!

hope that helps a bit..

[duccio]

Well, I mean waves of a resting surfaces...wich parametres can I animate to have a nice effect? I've tried to animate just the position but it don't seem to be realistic...

[Chokin Hazard™]

I dont have 3ds max 6 but in 3ds max 4 theres a parametric deformer called "wave"(but i think 3ds max 6 should have it) but you can just try animating the noise modifier.

Just play with the settings/parameters and you should get a nice effect....

[martimus]

i agree with chokin'

animated noise does give a really nice effect, and its simple too.

its just a tick box in the noise modifier panel

ta ta

[duccio]

I'm trying to animate the phase of the noise that I put in the bump slot and it seems to be quite good

[martimus]

thats a good idea, but the bump isn't geometry so it might not be as good? could be though, post a clip so we can see what it looks like

i meant actually giving the geometry your using(box or whatever) as the water a noise modifier and animating that.

are you going to have anything else in the scene? looks quite empty

cheerio's

[duccio]

Yes i'm going to add something at the scene but just few things, it must be a video to show this apartament.
When I finish the animation I'll post it but I need to find a mirror or something else. Maybe it' time to take some MB on Internet:p

[martimus]

tell ma about it! do you know anywhere were you can get free webspace? its such an arse not having any!

tarra