
Pulldownit 4
Mac OS, EnglishGeneral Usage Instructions
Rigid bodies workflow:
Create Pdi Body ->Set Pdi Dynamic Properties-> Pdi Solver Options->Bake Pdi Simulation
Fractures workflow:
Shatter It Feature->PDi Basic Fractures->PDi Advanced Fractures->Bake Pdi Simulation->Add jagginess to fragments
Please follow this link for Video Tutorial https://vimeo.com/groups/kineticthought/videos/97039551
Commands
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Set Pdi Dynamic Properties |
This window includes all the dynamics properties of the objects as single rigid bodies. It is disabled for objects that belong to a fracture body (fragments). |
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Create Pdi Body |
In this window users are able to set the collision shapes and type of the objects as single rigid bodies. It is disabled for objects that belong to a fracture body( fragments). |
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Shatter It Feature |
Shatter It! is the pre-cutting tool of Pulldownit, in this window users can define the shatter pattern, number of fragments and other options. You can shatter any polygonal mesh, convex, concave or with holes. Although Shatter It can be used independently of the rest of the plug-in, its mayor advantages come when computing dynamics for the prefractured object with the Pulldownit solver. |
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PDi Advanced Fractures |
This window allows users to have more control in the way objects fracture, you can define the location and start frame of the cracks as long as the break threshold of selected areas in the object, also modify the fracture body by detaching parts of it. |
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Add jagginess to fragments |
In this window you can add jagginess to fragments to get a less polygonal look and rough faces. You can add jagginess to fragments generated with Shatter it! Tool before or after computing dynamics, however to get better simulation performance adding it after baking keys is recommended. |
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Create Pdi Crackers |
In this window you can setup cracker objects intended for creating long dynamics cracks over surfaces, you count with several parameters to adjust the cracks behavior. |
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Pdi Solver Options |
In this window users are able to set the global parameters for the Pdi scene in both dynamics and performance. |
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Bake Pdi Simulation |
In this window users can bake dynamics to animation keys; also some utilities regarding system resources are present. |
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Manage Pdi world |
In this pop up window users are able to add or remove rigid bodies from simulation, also delete all the PDI entities to clean the scene or start again from scratch if needed. |
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PDi Basic Fractures |
In this window user can create Fracture Bodies selecting geometry in scene; also set the global parameters of the fracture bodies. |
Installation/Uninstallation
The installer that ran when you downloaded this plug-in from Autodesk App Store has already installed the plug-in.
Windows only: To uninstall this plug-in, simply rerun the installer by downloading it again from Autodesk App Store, and select the 'Uninstall' button, or you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features' (Windows 7/8/8.1/10) or Add/Remove Programs, just as you would uninstall any other application from your system. The panel on the Plug-ins tab will not be removed until Maya is restarted.
OSX: To uninstall this plug-in, simply delete the module directory from your system. The panel on the Plug-ins tab will not be removed until Maya is restarted.
Additional Information
Available for Windows and Mac OSX
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Version History
Version Number | Version Description |
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4.0.0 |
* Outline view of Shattered fragments in viewport * New shatter option for using a volume shape as source * New Acquire Shatter style * Adquire shatter can transfer keys * Jagginess is now independent of mesh tessellation * New soften edges UI parameter for jagginess * Improved look of jaggines with soften edges * New option to apply jaggines to broken fragments only * Speed up Fractures solver 30% * 50% less memory needed for caching simulations * Clusterize parameter now depends on object hardness * New ability to pull apart pieces of an animated object in dynamics at desired frame. * Default masses for rigid bodies adjusted to more comprehensible values * Improved performance of fragments selection in advanced fractures * cluster break energy is now independent of mass * First hit bodies which eventually doesnt move are excluded from caching and baking * Added a bake selected option |