3DS Max

A.Y.G.M · 08-26-2009, 08:19 PM

Hi everyone, I’m starting to do 3D graphics and I’m concentrating in the software of 3DS Max, and concentrating on nature scenes modeling animation.

I need help on how to do water animation. I already know how to animate water like a realistic sea and lightings, but I don’t know how to do water ripples or for example... the ripples created when u walk on shallow waters. what I want to make the water react to the movements of a 3D character like a human walking in a sewage or animal drinking water in a river...
Please if anyone can give me any tips or tutorials to fallow, I will appreciate it allot!

Cori_Zen · 08-28-2009, 01:54 AM

Just a few links that may be of help...

Some quick reading

Water ripples

Water ripples again

Also I thought there was a plugin at sciptspot that would help as well, but I cant for the life of me remember what its called.

Scriptspot

Good luck and happy hunting :)

A.Y.G.M · 09-06-2009, 06:16 PM

Wow!, is a lot of reading for sure, and thanks for all of the web pages you had shared with me, it will help me to make my way to create this amazing 3d graphic, slowly but hopefully surely i will create this water ripples that react to the objects movements... thank you very much Cori. But if anyone have any other tip that can also help me, please share with me here at this website, so other people that wants to improve themselves, it could also help them. But thanks again Cori, and thanks in advance for further information.

ebackhus · 09-06-2009, 07:27 PM

With REACTOR you can create some convincing wave systems, as well as simulate many other water effects.

A.Y.G.M · 09-06-2009, 10:43 PM

ok... so how do i get or where do i get that reactor from? is there any tutorial about how to use that specific reactor?

Cori_Zen · 09-06-2009, 11:53 PM

If you type in "water" into the 3ds max reference index field, that should get you on your way...reactor comes with max ;)

I've been using max for years and still find the user reference helpful.

A.Y.G.M · 09-10-2009, 06:53 AM

ill Check it out today... i though it was a plug-in, thanks.

08-26-2009, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
A.Y.G.M Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central America Posts: 37 OS: Vista Ultimate 64Bit & XPSP3	3DS Max Hi everyone, I’m starting to do 3D graphics and I’m concentrating in the software of 3DS Max, and concentrating on nature scenes modeling animation. I need help on how to do water animation. I already know how to animate water like a realistic sea and lightings, but I don’t know how to do water ripples or for example... the ripples created when u walk on shallow waters. what I want to make the water react to the movements of a 3D character like a human walking in a sewage or animal drinking water in a river... Please if anyone can give me any tips or tutorials to fallow, I will appreciate it allot!

08-28-2009, 01:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cori_Zen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 20 OS: xp home	Re: 3DS Max Just a few links that may be of help... Some quick reading Water ripples Water ripples again Also I thought there was a plugin at sciptspot that would help as well, but I cant for the life of me remember what its called. Scriptspot Good luck and happy hunting :)

09-06-2009, 06:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
A.Y.G.M Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central America Posts: 37 OS: Vista Ultimate 64Bit & XPSP3	Re: 3DS Max Wow!, is a lot of reading for sure, and thanks for all of the web pages you had shared with me, it will help me to make my way to create this amazing 3d graphic, slowly but hopefully surely i will create this water ripples that react to the objects movements... thank you very much Cori. But if anyone have any other tip that can also help me, please share with me here at this website, so other people that wants to improve themselves, it could also help them. But thanks again Cori, and thanks in advance for further information. Last edited by koala; 09-06-2009 at 06:48 PM. Reason: removed email address

09-06-2009, 07:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,278 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: 3DS Max With REACTOR you can create some convincing wave systems, as well as simulate many other water effects. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

09-06-2009, 10:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
A.Y.G.M Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central America Posts: 37 OS: Vista Ultimate 64Bit & XPSP3	Re: 3DS Max ok... so how do i get or where do i get that reactor from? is there any tutorial about how to use that specific reactor?

09-06-2009, 11:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cori_Zen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 20 OS: xp home	Re: 3DS Max If you type in "water" into the 3ds max reference index field, that should get you on your way...reactor comes with max ;) I've been using max for years and still find the user reference helpful.

09-10-2009, 06:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
A.Y.G.M Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central America Posts: 37 OS: Vista Ultimate 64Bit & XPSP3	Re: 3DS Max ill Check it out today... i though it was a plug-in, thanks.