#particle system

[xponentialdesign]

Colliding Figments

[ravenkwok]

[lechat-n0ir]

Skins

[felisglacialis-siderians]

It has been a while since I posted something about the 3D work. I’ve been rather busy with work and other stuff, but I’ve made some slow progress with the fur. It took me a while to get the hang of it - as in; that I feel in control of what I’m doing. But I’m satisfied with the fur so far - at least for a first demo version. I have the following layers: down, awn, guard hairs, long guard hairs, very short fur (face, paws) and the whiskers. I still have to add some proper colour + hair reflection and maybe add some hair dynamics (gravity and/or wind) and then render it.

However...damn this is heavy on my computer. I’m using Blender’s ‘old’ particle system (just to have tried it) and it can take minutes to change from one layer to another or to look at the render preview. I’ve a heavy duty gaming laptop, but I seem to have ran into the limits of the system and I really need to train my patience.

Also - the details that I projected onto the simple mesh through normal mapping got lost. The fur sticks to the simple mesh and not to the detail illusion layer (which is the normal map). So I will have to take this into accoutn when modelling a demo v2.

[aydaptic]

Hey there, you know more about Blender than me and I was hoping you'd be able to help me with something. How would one go about exporting a particle system with a mesh, because I cant seem to do it right.

Hi, luisfrost51. I can try :)

1. Copy the LAST script on this webpage: https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/4956/convert-particle-system-to-animated-meshes?answertab=active#tab-top

It's the script below the poster saying, "Here's a modified version for 2.8 that keys visibility as scale and does all particle systems on the emitter object." Make sure to scroll down and copy the ENTIRE script as the picture below is only an excerpt to show which one to look for.

[The rest below 'Keep Reading’ not to clog my followers’ dashboard]

2. In Blender, click the mesh first and then Shift + Click the particle emitter so that they’re both selected in that order

3. Go to the Scripting tab

4. Click the + New box and paste the script in

5. Click the Run Script icon and wait

This can take a long time dependent on several factors (your PC, how many times the object(s) is/are emitted, how many frames are in the animation, etc.), so keeping it light is advised.

If everything worked out, you'll now see a new collection with a bunch of new objects in your Outliner tab.

6. Select all objects in the collection and export as either a .fbx or .gltf. I’ve only tried .fbx and can confirm this works at the point I’m making this post with the latest Blender 3.2 update. On the export screen, make sure to tick the Selected Objects box as well as untick NLA Strips and All Actions.

Hope that helps!

[firey-gallery]

An eruption of energy.

Playing with the particle system.

[cody-sampson]

Drifting Bytes (revised)  |  Cody Sampson

[lokifreign]

always at home