Particles and Forces in XSI
Easily learn the intuitive particle system within XSI with 3.5 hours of project-driven training. Software required: XSI 4.0/4.2 Foundation or higher.
What you'll learn
Easily learn the intuitive particle system within XSI with 3.5 hours of project-driven training. Ideal for beginner to intermediate users. Popular highlights include: All Forces in XSI; Particle Clouds; Emitters and Particle Types; Particle Interactions with Obstacles; Goals; Events; Render Tree; VBScript; Particle Simulations; Snowflakes; Fire; Oil Slick; Fireflies; Sparks; Eruptions and Blasts. Software required: XSI 4.0/4.2 Foundation or higher.
Table of contents
- Using Toolbars with Particles Simulations 5m
- Particle Simulations and Operators 6m
- Making and Accessing Emitters 6m
- Looking at Emission Properties 7m
- An Overview of Particle Types 7m
- Creating Particle Interactions with Obstacles 10m
- Instancing Particles 9m
- Deforming Particles 6m
- Interparticle Interaction 4m
- Using Goals to Make Heat-seeking Missiles 12m
- Using Events to Create a Particle Reaction to Specific Circumstances 6m
- Using the Render Tree with Particles 8m
- Billboards 8m
- Sprites as Imposters 5m
- Particle Sparks 8m
- Forces: Attractor 6m
- Forces: Drag 5m
- Forces: Eddy 7m
- Forces: Fan 3m
- Forces: Gravity 6m
- Forces: Turbulence 7m
- Forces: Vortex 3m
- Forces: Wind 2m
- Creating a Falling Snowflake Simulation 7m
- Driving Particles with Texture 0m
- Painting Particle Emissions 7m
- Sketching Particles 7m
- Using the Sketching Particles Technique to Shave a Man's Face 7m
- Using Events and Expressions to Achieve Time-saving Particle Behaviors 11m
- Using Fluids to Rapidly Create an Oil Slick 5m
- Creating a Flaming Expulsion with Explosion Emitters 8m
- Creating a Volcano Simulation 15m
About the author
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Sunder has made great headway in both the interactive game design and 3D animation worlds. Throughout his career, Sunder has earned degrees in computer information science, multimedia & game design, as well as 3D character animation. He's fully devoted to providing breathtaking and out-of-the-norm experiences to as many people as possible. With a powerful skillset in Houdini and years of educational clout, Sunder aims to give understandable solutions to complex to... more