The document introduces Maya Dynamics, focusing on its architecture, features, and applications in creating dynamic animations using particles, soft bodies, and rigid bodies. It outlines how to utilize the particle tool for creating, managing, and rendering particles, as well as the principles of dynamics, including collisions and forces. Key sessions are highlighted, detailing what will be covered in the learning process, from basic particle mechanics to advanced fluid effects.

1. Maya Dynamics Basics
Lab 1: Introduces Maya Dynamics
Author: Khieu Van Bang
Email: tribang.nd@gmail.com

2. CONTENTS
 Dynamics overview:
 What we can do with Maya Dynamics ?
 Architecture and Features.
 What will we learn in this topic ?
 Getting started with Particle Tool:
 Started creating Particle with Particle Tool.
 Understanding Particle objects: creating, display attributes, setting render,
render view, ...

3. 1) DYNAMICS OVERVIEW
Introduces Maya Dynamics

4. 1) DYNAMICS OVERVIEW
Introduces Maya Dynamics
1.1) What we can do with Maya Dynamics ?
1.2) Architecture and Features.
1.3) What will we learn in this topic ?

5. Dynamics overview
 Is a branch of physics that describes how objects move. Dynamic animation
uses rules of physics to simulate natural forces. You specify the actions you
want the object to take, then let the software figure out how to animate the
object.
 Dynamic animation lets you create realistic motion that’s hard to achieve with
traditional keyframe animation. For instance, you can make effects such as
tumbling dice, waving flags, and exploding fireworks.
What is Dynamic ?

6. 1.1) What we can do with Maya Dynamics ?
Create, color, and animate particles. Emitters: steam, fire, rain, …
Soft bodies(bends, deforms) Gravity and other force fields
Dynamics overview

7. 1.1) What we can do with Maya Dynamics ?
Dynamics overview
Particle collisions(split, emit new
particles, or disappear)
Goals(make particles or soft bodies )
Springs: a deformable spring
Rigid bodies (collisions between polygons or
NURBS)

8. 1.1) What we can do with Maya Dynamics ?
Rigid body constraints ( restrict
the motion of rigid bodies)
Effects (smoke, fire, … )
Animating
Particle caching (Store dynamic
simulations either to disk )
Dynamics overview

9. 1.1) What we can do with Maya Dynamics ?
Relationship editor
Render (software or hardware)Instance(advanced features )
Dynamics overview

10. 1) DYNAMICS OVERVIEW
Introduces Maya Dynamics
1.1) What we can do with Maya Dynamics ?
1.2) Architecture and Features.
1.3) What will we learn in this topic ?

11. 1.2.1) Maya Architecture
Dynamics overview
Nodes Attributes Connections Transforms & Shapes

12. 1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
 Particles.
 Fields.
 Emitters.
 Collision Models.
 Particle Collision Events.
 Controllers.
 Connectables and Connections.
 Soft Bodies.
 Springs.
 Rigid Bodies.
Dynamics overview

13. 1.2.2.1) Particles
1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
Dynamics overview
Previous experiments After experiments
Ex: A simple virtual experiments.

14. 1.2.2.2) Fields
1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
Dynamics overview
You can simulate the motion of natural forces with dynamic fields.

15. 1.2.2.3) Emitters
1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
Dynamics overview
Ex: water, fire, smoke, fireworks, ...

16. 1.2.2.4) Collision Models
o Elasticity.
o Friction.
o Collision trace depth.
1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
Dynamics overview

17. 1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
1.2.2.5) Particle Collision Events.
Dynamics overview
In the event that a particle collides: emit, split, die.

18. 1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
1.2.2.6) Controllers.
Dynamics overview

19. 1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
1.2.2.7) Connectables and Connections.
Dynamics overview

20. 1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
1.2.2.8) Soft Bodies.
Dynamics overview

21. 1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
1.2.2.9) Rigid Bodies.
Dynamics overview

22. 1.2.2) Dynamic Architecture
1.2.2.10) Springs.
Dynamics overview

23. 1.2.3) Rendering
o Render Types.
o Hardware Rendering in OpenGL.
o Software Rendering.
Dynamics overview

24. 1.2.3) Rendering
o Render Types:
Dynamics overview

25. o Software rendering
1.2.3) Rendering
• Volumetric rendering.
• Blobby surface render type uses any shader.
• Tube and Cloud render types use specific particle cloud shader.
• Future: hair shader.
Dynamics overview

26. 1.2.4) Expressions
o Mel Language:
o Attribute Expressions
o Particle Expressions.
Dynamics overview

27. 1.2.5) Integrated Dynamics
o Dynamics and transforms.
o Rigid Bodies − active and passive.
o Soft Body, curves, and IK chain.
o Soft Body and deformers.
o Soft Body, Rigid Body, and goals.
o Particle collision events ...
Dynamics overview

28. 1) DYNAMICS OVERVIEW
Introduces Maya Dynamics
1.1) What we can do with Maya Dynamics ?
1.2) Architecture and Features.
1.3) What will we learn in this topic ?

29.  SESSION 01 – Introduces Maya Dynamics
 SESSION 02 – Animation Particle Basics
 SESSION 03 – Emitters
 SESSION 04 – Field & Collision Effect
 SESSION 05 – MEL and Expression
 SESSION 06 – Particle Materials
 SESSION 07 – Object Desintegration
 SESSION 08 – Particle Instanter
 SESSION 09 – Particle Goal
 SESSION 10 – Advanced Goal & Instanter
 SESSION 11 – Fluid Effect Basics
1.3) What will we learn in this topic ?
Dynamics overview

30. 2) GETTING STARTED WITH PARTICLE TOOL
Introduces Maya Dynamics

31.  Particle Tool is used to start in creating particles in Dynamics.
 It allows us to perform:
o Create Particles.
o Edit Particles.
o Control Particles.
o …
2.1) Turn the toolbar “Particle Tool”
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What is particle system?
Getting started with Particle
Tool

32. 2.2) Turn the toolbar “Particle Tool”
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1 Particle Name: particle name.
2 Conserve: Influences the motion of particles velocity and
acceleration attributes are controlled by dynamic effects.
2 Number of Particles: number of particles you want to create
per mouse click.
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Maximum Radius: distribute particles randomly in a
spherical region where you click.
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5 Sketch Particles: drag the mouse to sketch a continuous
stream of particles.
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Getting started with Particle
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Sketch Interval: pixel spacing between particles.
Create Particle Grid: Creates a particle grid.
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Particle Spacing: spacing in the grid.
Placement: volume with your cursor, or with text fields.
Minimum Corner: lower left corner of the 3D particle grid.
Maximum Corner: upper right corner of the 3D particle grid.
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33. 2.3) Create particle / Number
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Getting started with Particle
Tool

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Press Enter
2.3) Create particle /
Getting started with Particle
Tool

35. 2.4) Name and Type Particles
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Getting started with Particle
Tool

36. 2.5) Add Material
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Getting started with Particle
Tool

37. 2.6) Management with Outline
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Getting started with Particle
Tool

38. 2.7) Additional functions for Particle
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Getting started with Particle
Tool

39. 2.7) Additional functions for Particle
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Getting started with Particle
Tool

40. 2.8) Play and Render View
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Getting started with Particle
Tool

41. Thanks!