Particular to a null

[Echo 0]

ive been using particular with a light, anyone have the URL for particular to a null?

 

Thanks!?

[graymachine 0]

ive been using particular with a light, anyone have the URL for particular to a null?

 

Thanks!?

 

http://themographblog.com/2008/09/05/linki...ith-particular/

 

You are simply connecting the XY & Z of one to the other.

[Echo 0]

There it is....thanks a ton

[chriskelley 0]

Thanks for the link up graymachine - just one thing to note that I don't mention in the video, is that Particular Emitter Z position has a max of like 30,000 (i think that's what i remember hitting...) So if you have some HUGE scene that you need to fly through, keep that in mind when structuring your scene in AE.

 

Edit: I've only hit the max once since Particular was released, and I use it all the time, so suffice it to say it's rare

 

 

c

Edited October 11, 2008 by chriskelley

[graymachine 0]

Thanks for the link up graymachine - just one thing to note that I don't mention in the video, is that Particular Emitter Z position has a max of like 30,000 (i think that's what i remember hitting...) So if you have some HUGE scene that you need to fly through, keep that in mind when structuring your scene in AE.

 

Edit: I've only hit the max once since Particular was released, and I use it all the time, so suffice it to say it's rare

 

 

c

 

Sounds right. I think this applies to all axes. I seem to remember hitting this in the Y axis with a global zoom I did in Cinema.

[TVGRAFX.COM 0]

ah, crap! I just finished recording a tutorial last night that shows the same tip. Chris you beat me to it:(

[dezygnr 0]

I have my emitter linked to a null with the x,y and z positions... but I have the 3d Orbit preset from Video Copilot added to the null... Right now the particles are circling as I want them to but when I parent the null(emitterNull) to another element (controllerNull) and add keyframes to the controllerNull to it pulls the emitterNull, but not the ACTUAL particular emitter... I am trying to create a falling stream of particles orbiting around a jpg. (think santa's sleigh leaving a trail of glitter as it circles an apt. bldg.)

 

R

[manshen 0]

I think it is useful.

 

thinks for graymachine

 

you really great!

[graymachine 0]

I think it is useful.

 

thinks for graymachine

 

you really great!

 

 

Well, more thanks goes to Chris for recording and posting the tutorial.

 

But, yes, I am great.

[inMotion 0]

I am just pulling my hair out here trying to figure this out. I have a problem relating to parenting the locator that particular uses to another locator. When doing so (even to a new locator in 2D or 3D mode at 0,0,0 with no keyframes) it totally throws my other locator out into space.

 

Here is a link to the file (sans footage) if you'd like to see for yourself: http://abramhodgens.com/pub/parenting-expression-problem.aep

 

This is what i'm trying to do: exported a null and camera out of Maya, linked up particular just like video, but i need to animate the particles to audio while it follows the path. Take a look at the aep and let me know if i'm overlooking something. The client is breathing down my neck. yikes!

 

Any help would be greatly appropriated! thanks!