mbFeatherTools 2.0 now is available
mbFeatherTools is a production proven plugin for Autodesk Softimage (formerly Softimage|XSI) which features styling, animation and simulation of bird feathers. While the primary focus of this tool is indeed feathers, it is also beneficial for all kinds of tasks: Leafs on a tree, spines of a hedgehog or clammy fur, to name a few.
Today Michael Buettner announces that mbFeatherTools 2.0 now is available for download
New Features in 2.0:
- Plane-to-Plane Intercollision (also referred to as Self-Collision)
- Realistic wind resistance
- Uniform Distance Constraint
- Intercollision options inside setup node to reduce initial intersections
- Stiff Spring option for faster previews and animation
mbFeatherTools Feature Tour
- Quick setup with a single button
- Unlimited amount of styling controls
- Styling is saved per vertex (CAV map)
- Works on any polygon mesh
- Automated creation and attachment of control objects to the animated mesh
- 3 different distribution methods:Random, Per Poly, Shrinkwrap
- Shrinkwrap placement allows exact positioning of each single feather
- Realtime playback of the simulation with direct response to user's actions
- Customizable and extendible with the ICE tree
- Color can be controlled with a Texture Map
- "Goal" controls allow easy animation of folding wing feathers
- Symmetric styling and animation (new in 1.10)
- Global feather alignment (new in 1.10)
- Soft collisions (new in 1.10)
Bouncing Balls - mbFeatherTools example
Applying feathers to a bird - mbFeatherTools
Simulating leafs on a tree with mbFeatherTools
More Info and download here
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Related links:
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