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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/731462/naiad-max_scenes_max2012.rar 

And, if you need to register at Dropbox, use this link – both of us get more space:

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My part in this will be MAX203 – 3DS Max Destruction Techniques: a breaking-ground shot, earthquake type – something you’d find in an apocalyptic scenario movie! More info after the break.

This course will introduce you to the rich intricacies of creating a feature film level effects shot, in the challenging scenario of earthquake style ground collapse. We’ll go all the way from planning and sharing experience through detailed multi level rigid body sims, volumetrics, debris secondaries, and to assembling and rendering everything that would make for happy. We’ll employ 3DS Max, Thinking Particles, Rayfire and FumeFX in a process shaped by experience and efficiency.

1. Overview and planning – We start with an overview of the project, the goals of the course and the ideas behind it. Then we get to planning it – analyzing the project, laying out all the steps towards the end result and the thought process behind them.
2. Main cut and animation – The second lesson deals with the primary cut of the big earth pieces and building a system to animate them in Thinking Particles. Good fragmentation practices, setting up useful animation controls and versioning the animation get covered.
3. Secondary cut and animation – In lesson 3 we use the main animation we have prepared, and cut the pieces once more, to get detail on the edges. Then we look at implementing the second level simulation on top of the first level one, retaining the underlying motions and adding detail.
4. Adding procedural fragmentation – Lesson 4 will deal with the third level simulation, where fragments are small enough so we can use procedural fragmentation with VolumeBreaker. We set up some useful rules on fragmentation and activation, introducing one more level of detail.
5. High-res sim enhancement – With the base simulation done, in lesson 5 we’ll cover replacing the big pieces with separate sims – cutting and simulating each independently, to increase the detail and get a sense of scale.
6. Dust clouds – At this point we shift from rigid bodies to volumetrics, starting up with dust clouds in lesson 6. We’ll use the prepared rigid body sim at the appropriate level and generate particle sources to feed into a FumeFX simulation of dust clouds rising up.
7. Dust trails – Continuing with dust, lesson 7 shows how to add two types of dust trails on the falling rigid bodies. The strategical questions of arranging volumetrics are taken care of.
8. Debris splashes – Lesson 8 goes into augmenting the rigid body simulation with simple particle debris. Again, we produce several elements, starting with splashes, and we’re compositing them so they play nicely with the rigid bodies and the volumetrics.
9. Debris trails and postcache operations – A second type of debris element – a trail – is looked at in Lesson 9. After that, some special attention is directed towards the options offered by postcache operations.
10. Assembly and rendering – The last lesson brings all the elements we’ve produced together for inspection and rendering. We’ll build up the necessary scene assemblies, and then set up the necessary render passes to be sent to compositing.

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Naiad/Max 07: Creating a point attractor in Naiad – vector based force

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HsfsbvR4Ss

Naiad/Max 08: Surface attractor

Naiad/Max 09: Velocity limiting – some NEL and custom field channels

Check it all out here:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7A27B5C9FC304549

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQsp239Lvrk

Again, link to the whole playlist – here.

It’s quite a freestyle thing – I’m also getting into Naiad now, so I’m gonna be making these as I go – will be fun!

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And we’re off to a good start – my  ’MAX202 – Visual effects techniques with Max’ course is rerunning on FXPhD this term. For everybody who wanted to enroll but missed it – there you go

You can  check it out at http://www.fxphd.com/courses#MAX202 , and you can read the synopsis below.

Class 1: Modeling for dynamics – We’ll go through the needs and pecularities of modeling for effects – which the FX artist needs to either do or supervise, to get the necessary assets.
Class 2: Previz and layout – The power and importance of composing effects scenes in the previs and layout stage is one of the big lessons in FX. We’ll get into how rough sketches, simple animation and particle effects are used to plan a shot, laying its foundations and setting it on the right course.
Class 3: Fragmentation – We’ll go over the techniques used to fragment and prepare the assets for dynamics. The treatment of different types of materials like wood, concrete, glass, etc. Fitting the level of detail into the plan of the shot.
Class 4: Rigid body dynamics and procedural fragmentation – Goes into setting up a solid and extensible structure for ridid body dynamics (RBD) in Thinking Particles. Then we take a look at procedural activation and fragmentation, how and when to use them.
Class 5: Structures – Going further into what can be done with rigid bodies, we’ll look at different ways to create and destroy interconnected structures of rigid bodies.
Class 6: Additional animation – Adding art-directed secondary animation to enrich the RBD simulations, and adding effects that are otherwise less practical to achieve.
Class 7: Secondaries – Adding layers of secondary dynamics like chunks, debris, splinters, shrapnel and funny accidentals.
Class 8: Interactions – Making the existing RBD simulation interact with the environment, producing some more elements like sparks, dust, mounds of earth and secondary destruction.
Class 9: Fluids – Fire and smoke are essential in almost every shot. We’ll look at working both ways – from the solids to the fluids, and from the fluid to the solids, setting up and controlling FumeFX simulations.
Class 10: Management – Looks at the key points of managing the FX process, start to finish. A way to set up a good base for any FX element in the start, and assembling all the pieces of the puzzle together for rendering. 

Cheers!

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And the scene file, Max 2012 format, here.

Enjoy!

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