Hi Yuriy I simply overlooked your word "operate" !
So I guess you want to "control" the color, instead of just setting it. btw I only pointed out Map2Obj as one way to set pointwise colors, not to be The best solution. I have also as you did, used the Lifetime to own channel way, and I agree with you that its not as functional as wanted, maybe could be, with alot more and better docs/tuts on it, as I find that and other things under documented ! RS only seems to let us control the "shading", but not geometric attributes (size ...), so cant control size pointwisely depending on other attributes.. (I have tried this many times.. and also asked for it on the list) If I come up with something that might be useful, I will get back ! Note.. as Andrew pointed out in another post, the list has a size limitation on attachments, dont know if its 100 kb or so maybe that is what made your post not to get through. Take Care Best Regards Stefan Gustafsson ( Beg-inner ) A Proud Owner and User of Real3D and Realsoft3D.. ----- Original Message ----- From: yra scherb To: Beg-inner Cc: user-list@light.realsoft3d.com Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 10:28 AM Subject: Re: particle Has looked at your variant... Unfortunately this proposal says it all: (This must be done, else RS creates new particles and the colors set with 'Map2Obj' Tool will be pointless.) Apparently you didn't see my letter from January, 7th I will repeat its maintenance I will try to explain that I have made. For management of color of a concrete particle I used communication with Life Time. But such way, seems to me very limited, therefore I was interested in opinion of other users. I have put video of the experiments here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raerf8Xqb0M&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryQQGxscKOE&feature=related (for what is incomprehensible to me why a letter with attachments do not go to mailing list) Best Regards, Yuriy. --- Оригінальне повідомлення --- Від кого: "Beg-inner" <begg...@telia.com> Кому: user-list@light.realsoft3d.com Дата: 10 січня 2011, 20:19:16 Тема: Re: particle Hi Yuriy and all. Hopefully RS will get more and better ways to control pointwise colors and other attributes of particles, like size and so on. btw, one way to set the colors is to use the Map2Obj Tool. (A nice tool that really should have more docs !) 1. Create an object to be an particle emitter, like a sphere. 2. Drop the sphere into a new level. 3. With the new level selected, use the 'Link' Tool ('Creation' Tab) 4. With the Link selected, use the 'Emitter' Tool in the 'Particles' Tab. 5. With the Particle Obj selected, open 'Properties' Win and 'Spec' Tab, 5a. -> In 'Rendering' Tab UnCheck both 'Post Processing' and 'Scan Line', Check instead 'Ray Tracing' 5b. -> In 'Geometry' Tab Set the 'Count' Field to wanted number of particles. (This must be done, else RS creates new particles and the colors set with 'Map2Obj' Tool will be pointless.) 6. Play the anim, so the particles emit and is spread out as you want, stop anim there ! 7. Select the 'Root' Level, and drag n drop a material into the view (or create a material mapping) (With it you color the particles !, the way you want) 8. Render the view, to see if the particles get the wanted colors. 9. Multiselect the Particle Obj and the Material Mapping, then start the 'Map2Obj' Tool (from the 'Tabbed Toolbar's 'Materials' Tab. (Set it like this, 'Target' -> Points, 'Source' -> Color, 'Destination' -> Color !) (If you want coloring only some points, you can set 'Target' -> Selected Points ) 10. You can now either delete the material mapping or just drop it into a level (to reuse it later) Now the colors are stored pointwisely to the particles. You can now rewind and use the emitting anim and the particles will keep those set pointwise colors ! =) I found at least one thing that isnt working as it should and would be nice if it did, RS didnt Record these things in Anim Record Mode, 'Map2Obj' didnt set keyframes. So I couldnt set different color keyframes with the 'Map2Obj' Tool... hmm when I think of it.. I am sure I have seen Matthias set keyframes with the 'Map2Obj' Tool.. his cool RS logo (controlled with script) or something. btw. even easier.. just use the Particles 'Colorize' option ('Spec' Tab then 'Constructor' Tab -> 'Colorize') Then add the Material Mapping like this Particle Object Sphere (Emitting object) Material Mapping (Marble or whatever material) (Set this as RT invisible if you only want to color the particles and NOT the emitter itself) Take Care Best Regards Stefan Gustafsson ( Beg-inner ) A Proud Owner and User of Real3D and Realsoft3D.. ----- Original Message ----- From: yra scherb To: user-list@light.realsoft3d.com Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 8:32 AM Subject: particle Hi, all. The simple question how to operate color of each particle individually? The only option I found is not quite functional. Good luck, Yuriy.
