[Bf-committers] SOC idea

[Erwin Coumans]

In that case it would be useful to integrate Bullet collision detection / 
physics more tightly into Blender (independent from the Game engine).
With some performance improvements it would be very useful for 'advanced' 
particles too. I can easily add a C-API to it (to avoid C++ hassle).

I would like to do this, but need someone who helps pointing out the hooks 
in Blender. Would it be a rigidbody 'modifier'?
Erwin





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ton Roosendaal" <ton at blender.org>
To: "bf-blender developers" <bf-committers at projects.blender.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Bf-committers] SOC idea


> Hi,
>
> You can already control in Python each vertex in a Mesh, and then just 
> render them as particles. The current particle physics is really not  that 
> hard to mimic. Unless you want to include collisions yes...
>
> -Ton-
>
>
> On 29 Apr, 2006, at 5:40, Doug Ollivier wrote:
>
>> Interestingly i had a dude come and talk to me about moving from Maya  to 
>> Blender.
>>
>> He does motion graphics and has worked at Weta, (he does a lot of good 
>> work)
>> the thing holding him back was the Particle system.
>>
>> he wants every particle to be accessible by python (if its not  already) 
>> so that he can alter the particle behaviour according to his  music. 
>> also so that he can click on any one particle and be able to  change how 
>> it behaves.
>>
>> he is very interested in going open source and looking at coding 
>> features towards blender (both commercial and non-commercial plugins)  if 
>> he were to use it in his pipeline.
>>
>> His website is here http://lizardlounge.co.nz/
>> and his show reel is here 
>> http://lizardlounge.co.nz/html/projects/reel.html
>>
>> I could talk to him and see exactly what he wants, he ma be able to  come 
>> up with some fantastic ideas for coding projects.
>>
>> Doug Ollivier.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Tom M wrote:
>>> for some reason improving basic particles wasn't brought up even
>>> though the particle system would obviously benefit from a great deal
>>> more flexibility.
>>>
>>> Things like variable particle sizes, variable initial speed, grouping
>>> of particle systems, etc.
>>>
>>> obvious sources of inspiration are
>>>
>>> Particle Illussion - which has a superb ease of use and really hits
>>> the basics well
>>> http://www.wondertouch.com/default.asp
>>>
>>> the node particle system of Houdini which is considered the most
>>> powerful and flexible system available
>>> http://www.sidefx.com/index.php? 
>>> option=com_content&task=view&id=398&Itemid=
>>>
>>> and some others of lesser interest.
>>>
>>> Particular
>>> http://www.trapcode.com/products_particular.html
>>>
>>> Thinking Particles
>>> http://www.cebas.com/products/feature.php?UD=10-7888-33 -788&PID=15&FID=74
>>>
>>> MatterWaves 
>>>  http://www.cebas.com/products/feature.php?UD=10-7888-33 -788&PID=10&FID=46
>>>
>>> Sandblaster
>>> http://www.digimation.com/software/asp/products_help.asp?product_id=80
>>>
>>> Particle Flow
>>> http://www.particlefx.com/education/PFlow/index.html
>>>
>>> LetterRip
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