ripple making

[robcat2075]

Initial test of pond ripple strategy...

 

bobber000.mov

[fae_alba]

Now that is sweet!

[Zaryin]

That's looking pretty good so far to me.

[robcat2075]

One problem I notice now is that the waves fade almost to zero but they vanish suddenly before they fade out completely.

[fae_alba]

One problem I notice now is that the waves fade almost to zero but they vanish suddenly before they fade out completely.

Fix that by a quick camera cut. Like say to under water looking up at the bobbin. (Hint hint)

[robcat2075]

Here's a different test. This uses cloth as a water surface for rippling. Notice that that waves even bounce off the edges of the container which is cool.

 

ripplesA.mov

[itsjustme]

Here's a different test. This uses cloth as a water surface for rippling. Notice that that waves even bounce off the edges of the container which is cool.

 

ripplesA.mov

 

Wow! I like that one, Robert.

[NancyGormezano]

nice!

[johnl3d]

Very nice !

[Zaryin]

Yeah, that one looks great! THere does seem to be some pixelation to it though.

[fae_alba]

almost makes me want to build a story around just that effect. Very nice!

[robcat2075]

Here is a composite of four other tests with different settings. None of these are highly successful but they will inform future experimenting..

 

clothripplesTests.mov

[KJ'd Beast]

Rob,

Very cool applications. Each has interesting properties. The bottom one almost passes for aluminum foil with some minor tweaks.

[John Bigboote]

GREAT test Rob. I'd imagine those have various mesh densities? I'd be curious to see that applied to a much-much bigger mesh, like a pond.

[robcat2075]

GREAT test Rob. I'd imagine those have various mesh densities? I'd be curious to see that applied to a much-much bigger mesh, like a pond.

 

of the four, the third one had 0.5cm patches, the rest had 1cm patches. The denser mesh took many times longer to simulate.

 

I found that the general movement of the waves wasn't radically different/better for the denser mesh, the cloth settings make the most change, so I'm less inclined to pursue very dense setups.