Animated mesh deforming

[NoPChar]

I want to make a sand monster, but I dont receive the right results. What I need is sand to flow down the head and further down the body. I thought about a spere under the skin which deforms the mesh of my model and I want to animate the sphere. However I couldt find out how to do that.

Maybe you have some ideas to help me?

I'm using 3d Studio Max 7

[MaggieQue]

U could try particle system. I will make one for ya.

[NoPChar]

Oh well gladly, I wouldnt know how to make one for this kind of problem.

[MaggieQue]

Hi, sorry for the late reply, because I'm preparing to travel in this week.

I'm still figuring out how to set the volume for the sand after they fall on the ground. I will post a tutorial after coming back from travel.

[NoPChar]

I'm looking forward to it, can you send me a private message when your back?

[MaggieQue]

I came back home already! Need to wash many many clothes....

I will post a better sand man
1. each grain of sand will fall down at random time
2. the sand fall on the ground with volume, not just flat surface.

[MaggieQue]

This is a improved version, but I still can't set the volume for the particles, I think I need to make a "fake" sand volume.

Larger version:

[shikav4]

hey can you tell us how you did it?

[anima3d]

i think i ve got the answer to animate your sphere!

the easy way:

a) try to use Morpher modifier
b) or the new Edit Poly modifier (3Ds Max 7) and check "animate"

[MaggieQue]

Originally Posted by shikav4

hey can you tell us how you did it?

I will post a more simple tutorial at here, but now I'm so hungry and my eyes are very tired. I still need to figure out the sand volume on the ground.

Basically this is what happened at the "background".

[shikav4]

Hey could you explain to me the metod you used in a little more detail.

[MaggieQue]

Here's another better version of Sand Monster! I have figure out the way to set the "volume" of particle. U could see that there's a lump of sand after the sand falling down.

[MaggieQue]

Here’s the tutorial for sand monster.

Step 1: Preparing the animated character.

[MaggieQue]

Step 2: Preparing a grain of low polygon count sand, say, a Sphere Radius = 2, Segments = 2. As well a model to mimic "a lump of sand".

[MaggieQue]

Step 3: Click Create Panel > Space Warps > at Drop down list
1. Select Forces and click Gravity, create Gravity at top viewport.
2. Select Deflectors and create Deflector and UDeflector.