Using SyFlex in Maya
Pluralsight
Course Summary
Easily learn SyFlex and begin creating various realistic simulations. Software required: SyFlex 3.5, Maya 7.
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Course Description
Easily learn SyFlex and begin creating various realistic simulations. Contains over 4 hours of project-driven training. Perfect for beginner to intermediate artists. Popular highlights include: Clothing Techniques for Animated Characters; SyCloth, SyHair, SySkin, SyFlesh; Forces: Gravity, Damp, Air, Wind, Turbulence, Volume, Magnet, Sew; Constraints: Nail, Pin, Mimic ; Wrinkle Maps; Hair Maps; Attenuation Maps; Rigging SyFlex for Secondary Animation; Initial States and Caching; Collisions; Live Mode; Visualization Attributes; Maya Artisan; Troubleshooting Simulations; Efficient Workflow Using EZFlex. Software required: SyFlex 3.5, Maya 7.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 0m 54s
—Introduction and Project Overview 0m 54sUsing SyFlex in Maya- 4h 7m
—SyFlex Quickstart - Creating Cloth 5m 12s
—SyFlex Quickstart - Creating Constraints 3m 0s
—SyFlex Quickstart - Understanding Scale and Dimensions 10m 49s
—SyFlex Quickstart - Setting up and Fine-tuning Collisions 7m 47s
—Setting up Simulations for Multiple Cloth Objects 11m 35s
—Differences and Visualization Attributes for Skin 9m 9s
—Layer Relationships of Skin 5m 48s
—Building a Pulley System with SyFlex Hair 5m 39s
—Threading a Curve with the Pin Constraint 9m 13s
—Understanding SyFlex Flesh 6m 24s
—Colliding Two Syflexed Objects 10m 44s
—Using Sew Force to Rip Apart Cloth 10m 11s
—Tweaking Simulations with Live Mode 5m 50s
—Snagging Curtains with a Magnet Force 8m 56s
—Inflating Surfaces with Volume Forces 3m 39s
—Ezflex Installation and Scene Preparation for the Flying Skwirl 6m 11s
—Building Cleaner Geometry for Faster Syflexing 6m 52s
—Animating the Wings with SyFlex 10m 25s
—Techniques for Shirt Simulations 11m 52s
—Dancing Girl's Sundress - Troubleshooting and Fixing Cloth Issues 6m 26s
—Fitting the Dress 13m 5s
—Removing Interpenetrations via the Cache 7m 36s
—Building a Head of Hair with Syhair 5m 43s
—Tweaking Syhair with Hair Maps 8m 12s
—Secondary Animation with Syflesh 12m 34s
—Using Syskin for Layered Hair 12m 5s
—Attenuation and the Relationship Editor 15m 24s
—Syflexing Non-scaled Characters 7m 12s
—Morphing a Bottle to Cloth with the Mimic Constraint 9m 58s
