topic Re: How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move? in Maya Dynamics Forum

How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move?

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:09:23 GMT

This is going to sound like a very dumb question but I've tried to make the clouds move in the attribute editor and setting the keys for them but they aren't moving at all once I hit the play button. I've googled for help but nothing relates to it. Would appreciate any possible help!

Re: How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move?

mspeer — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:01:59 GMT

Hi!

Please upload the final keyed scene-file.

Re: How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move?

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:17:54 GMT

Hi @mspeer!

Thanks for your reply. Attached is the keyed scene file.

Re: How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move?

mspeer — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:47:46 GMT

Hi!

Your object has the same values for both keys at frame 1 and at frame 50, so there will be no movement of course.

You need to move your object and then set a new key or change values of an existing key.

Re: How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move?

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:13:21 GMT

Hi,

Yes. But what I did was set a different value at frame one before setting key at it. After that, I move to frame fifty adn change a different value and then key it. It keys my latest frame 50 value and hence, that is what being shown. Am I doing something wrong?

Re: How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move?

mspeer — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:57:43 GMT

Hi!

Just test this.

1. Go to frame 50

2. Change values (move object)

3. Set key

What happens if you now play back starting at frame 1.

Re: How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move?

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:43:24 GMT

Hi,

I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my explanation. Yes, I do see the whole 3d fluid container itself moving. What I meant by moving was making the clouds inside the container move, not the whole fluid container itself. I refer to fluidshape1 >Textures> Texture time and/or TextureOriginX/Y/Z in the attribute editor and that is how I wish to move and animate the clouds.

I tried to do what you said (moving the whole fluid container ) together with making use of the Texture time/Origin values changing but it still does not work.

Attached is a video of what I attempted to do.

Sorry for the confusion!

Re: How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move?

mspeer — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:26:00 GMT

Hi!

You can set a key for (almost) every Attribute you wish to animate.

Just set the key to the correct Attribute (right mouse click).

Please read the Maya Online Help / Documentation for more details about how to set keys.

http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-68F66F69-1F76-4F58-A88A-0A58FBDE5350

Re: How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move?

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:02:09 GMT

Hi!

Thanks for your help! I realised my mistake as I did not right click and select set key option. I had only selected the object and keyed it by just pressing 's' even if I changed the values. Appreciate your help.

Thank you very much 🙂

Re: How to make 3D fluid preset ( cloudbank) move?

mspeer — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 08:00:57 GMT

Hi!

Keep in mind that the hotkey "s" only keys the currently selected node and only Attributes marked to do so.

So if you want to use the hotkey you

1. Need to select the correct node

2. Make the Attributes you want to use Keyable.

Please mark every answer that solves your problem (or gives the correct answer) as solution, so others interested in this thread will get a better overview.