designing 3d geometry in Combustion
by Egon Speneder
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Jan 19, 2009 at 6:52:44 am
I just upgraded my Combustion 3 to 2008, and I picked up the whole set of Ken LaRue's Training DVD's. I love them, he is so thorough!
May I refer you to the fine intro in the 2006 Bond Movie "Casino Royale". In the last part of the 3 minute animated "Intro", with all the complex art and changing designs, one sees shooting out of a gun a whole array of what I can only describe as 3d Geometrical designs that are constantly moving and changing. It's really quite amazing! How would one go about making something like that in Combustion?
Actually, if one of you guys would put a training DVD together and use that particular James Bond Intro as an example and do something similar, that is, make an equally complex 3 minute animation along the same lines, I know you could sell it for $100. a pop, I'm sure.
Anyway, for now please explain to me how those geometric designs were made.
Thanks, Egon.Vancouver,B.C.
Re: designing 3d geometry in Combustion by Egon Speneder on Jan 24, 2009 at 1:04:05 am
Thanks for the response Matthew, I've been out of town and away from my computer, sorry for the delay. I suppose I could use some help with both, but I was mostly refering to the second part of the animation with the "diamond/lines". One notices that the lines have a slight vibration also, but I'm intrigued by the complex "line" design patterns that are formed. Is this something that is simply drawn out and then twisted to form the curvatures that we see or is there some sort of "mathmatical script" that is worked out and applied? ( please excuse my ignorance in the area of CGI, I'm in a completely different line of work for 10 hours a day, but my hobby is Videography on weekends.)
I could think of a number of important uses for skilfully drawn lines and patterns that keep changing. Help me out with this okay?
Re: designing 3d geometry in Combustion by Eric Craft on Jan 24, 2009 at 1:53:12 am
You really aren't going to get that easily from the combustion tool set. Those lines are usually created with After Effects plugins like Particular or 3D Stroke (note only 3D Stroke works with Combustion, including some limitations). That or they are done in a really 3d program, if you don't own one you may want to look at Blender for a free 3d app.
