Particle Animation with Anim8or v0.7
Step
by step instructions for those who believe that using their own brain may hurt
Starry
background
-
Download stars.awk
script file here
-
Download startemplate.an8
file here
-
Download awk95.exe
here
-
Open with a
text editor (ex. WordPad in Windows) stars.awk and make the
appropriate changes in the following lines, as you like:
stars
= 3000
background_radius = 500
min_diameter
= 1.3
max_diameter
= 3
For a realistic
look the number of stars should be 2,000 – 5,000. If you need more room for
your scene, the background has to be pushed increasing the background radius. In
this case the minimum and maximum star diameters should be increased
accordingly, keeping a ratio of 2.5 – 3 between them. Save the file.
Your Path\awk95
–f stars.awk >
stars.txt
where Your Path
is the path to awk95.exe, -f is a switch, stars.awk has to be
located in the same folder with awk95.exe and stars.txt is the name of
the file generated by awk95.exe containing the code.
-
Open with the
text editor stars.txt and copy all.
-
Open with the
text editor startemplate.an8 and paste the code copied before
replacing the line “REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR CODE”
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Save the file
as starry_background.an8.
-
Open starry_background.an8
with Anim8or (you may have to wait long to load) and make a test render.
Adjust the camera, lights and material settings for object01 (star
particle), as you like.
Smoke animation
-
Download smoke.awk
script file here
-
Download smoketemplate.an8
file here
-
Download awk95.exe
here
-
Open with a
text editor (ex. WordPad in Windows) smoke.awk and make the
appropriate changes in the following lines, as you heart whishes:
particles
= 2000
# number of particles
startSmoke =
0
# starting frame for smoke
x_origin
= 0
# emitter location
y_origin
= 0
# emitter location
z_origin
= 0
# emitter location
x_length
= 1
# emitter dimension
y_length
= 1
# emitter dimension
z_length
= 1
# emitter dimension
The parameters
listed above control the number of particles, the starting frame for the smoke
and the location and dimensions of the smoke source. Save the file.
Your Path\awk95
–f smoke.awk >
smoke.txt
where Your Path
is the path to awk95.exe, -f is a switch, smoke.awk has to be
located in the same folder with awk95.exe and smoke.txt is the name of
the file generated by awk95.exe containing the code.
-
Open with the
text editor smoke.txt and copy all.
-
Open with the
text editor smoketemplate.an8 and paste the code copied before
replacing the line “REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR CODE”
-
Save the file
as smoke.an8.
- Open smoke.an8 with Anim8or and make a
test render. Adjust the camera, lights and material settings for object01
(smoke particle), as you like.
Rain
animation
- Download rain.awk script file here
- Download raintemplate.an8 file here
- Download awk95.exe here
- Open with a text editor (ex. WordPad in Windows) rain.awk
and make the appropriate changes in the following lines, as you like:
particles
= 2000
# rain drops
startRain
= 0
# starting frame
falling
= 20
# no. of frames a drop is falling
x_shift
= 30
# higher value means stronger wind
z_shift
= 10
# higher value means stronger wind
variation
= 5
# max. variation from the mean path
ground_level
= 0
# Y coordinate of the ground
x_origin
= 0
# birth area location
y_origin
= 150
# birth area location
z_origin
= 0
# birth area location
x_length
= 300
# birth area x-length
y_length
= 0
# birth area y-length
z_length
= -100
# birth area z-length
- Open a DOS window and type in the following command line:
Your
Path\awk95 –f rain.awk > rain.txt
where
Your Path is the path to awk95.exe, -f is a switch, rain.awk
has to be located in the same folder with awk95.exe and rain.txt is the
name of the file generated by awk95.exe containing the code.
- Open with the text editor rain.txt and copy all.
- Open with the text editor raintemplate.an8 and paste the
code copied before replacing the line “REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR CODE”
- Save the file as rain.an8.
- Open rain.an8 with Anim8or (you may have to wait long to
load) and make a test render. Adjust the camera, lights and material
settings for object01 (rain drops) and fog, as you like. You may want
to increase the number of cylinders (rain drops) in object01, or
modify their slope.
Snowing
animation
- Download snowing.awk script file here
- Download snowtemplate.an8 file here
- Download awk95.exe here
- Open with a text editor (ex. WordPad in Windows) snowing.awk
and make the appropriate changes in the following lines, as you like:
particles
= 2000
# number of flakes
startSnow
= 0
# starting frame
falling
= 50
# no. of frames a flake is falling
x_shift
= 0
# higher value means stronger wind
z_shift
= 0
# higher value means stronger wind
variation
= 20
# max. variation from the mean path
ground_level
= 5
# Y coordinate of the ground
x_origin
= 0
# birth area location
y_origin
= 160
# birth area location
z_origin
= 0
# birth area location
x_length
= 300
# birth area x-length
y_length
= 0
# birth area y-length
z_length
= -200
# birth area z-length
- Open a DOS window and type in the following command line:
Your
Path\awk95 –f snowing.awk >
snowing.txt
where
Your Path is the path to awk95.exe, -f is a switch, snowing.awk
has to be located in the same folder with awk95.exe and snowing.txt is
the name of the file generated by awk95.exe containing the code.
- Open with the text editor snowing.txt and copy all.
- Open with the text editor snowtemplate.an8 and paste the
code copied before, replacing the line “REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR
CODE”
- Save the file as snowing.an8.
Open
snowing.an8 with Anim8or (you may have to wait long to load) and make a
test render. Adjust the camera, lights and material settings for object01
(snow flakes) and fog, as you like. You may want to increase the number of
spheres (flakes) in object01.
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