Houdini should be able to do this easily, a quick google search: http://schnellhammer.net/blog/2010/06/uniform-scattering-in-houdini/
On 5 May 2014 01:15, Sebastien Sterling <sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com>wrote: > I hate finding out these sort of things post EOL :P, "What!? you mean ICE > could do that too ?!" it's so frustrating, cause what you describe, sounds > like such a neech tool, i doubt any of the other will have somthing that > can 1:1 it in matters not just of result, but ease of use. > > Maybe C4D, it seems to have a lot of handy deformers. > > Of Course, Fabric Engine 2.0 is coming... :) > > > On 5 May 2014 00:40, Steve Pratt <pratt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Alok, unfortunately I'm just the artist here with very little ICE >> experience (apart from using existing compounds), and no Fabric or splice >> knowledge. >> Was hoping someone might know of an out-of-the-box tool to achieve the >> dart throw functionality. >> >> Cheers, Steve >> >> >> On 2 May 2014 17:05, Alok Gandhi <alok.gandhi2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Depends on which DCC you are looking at. The idea is to understand the >>> "logical innards" of the compound and then to implement in the DCC of your >>> choice. I am sure this can be refactored in Fabric and then using splice >>> take it where you want. >>> >>> Cheers ! >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 6:58 AM, Steve Pratt <pratt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Guys, >>>> >>>> like all of you I've been spending a lot of time trying to decide where >>>> to from here? >>>> >>>> One of the tools I use constantly in my day to day job is Julian >>>> Johnson's awesome Dart Throw ICE compound, for "spritzing" (those small >>>> condensation drops that appear on cold drink cans and bottles). It's unique >>>> feature is that it prevents my instance spheres from touching/overlapping >>>> each other. You can't have drops of water overlap or penetrate each other >>>> as in the real world they would simply merge into one drop. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any idea if there is an equivalent particle tool in >>>> other apps, or does one of our alternatives have an ICE-like tool that >>>> would allow the development of one? >>>> >>>> I've been assessing Blender, Modo and C4D and currently leaning towards >>>> Blender. >>>> >>>> Thanks guys, >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed with the things >>>> that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. >>>> Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. >>>> Explore. Dream. Discover."* - Mark Twain >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed with the things >> that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. >> Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. >> Explore. Dream. Discover."* - Mark Twain >> > >
