Familiarizing with Maya dynamics effects. Based on the carried research, the following rendered stills show experimental effects applying dynamic fields and attributes which had potential to be controlled by sensors. Either by recording the sensor values and attributes or physically connecting sensors to Maya

Factors:                                                                                                                                                         

Gravity, Forces, Magnitude, Attenuation, Geo-Connector, Turbulence, Radials, Newton 

Effects:

Fire

Shatter Effect  on a NurbsSphere   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Expressions tested for Sensor use

float $sensor1 = sensorInput.sensor1;

float $upper = 0.5;

float $lower = 0.2;

if (($sensor1<=$upper)&&($sensor1>=$lower))

{

nurbsSphere1.rotateZ = $sensor1*10;

}

Expression to drive goal weight of shatter1LatticeParticle from the goal weight attribute of nurbsSphere1.

for shatters 1-45:

if ( nurbsSphere1.shatter == 1)

{

shatter1LatticeParticleShape.goalWeight[0] = nurbsSphere1.goalWeight;

}

else

{

shatter1LatticeParticleShape.goalWeight[0] = 1;

}

test:nurbsSphere1.shatter= sensorInput.sensor2*10;

NurbsCone - Radial Force

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  if ( nurbsCone1.shatter == 1 )

}

shatter27LatticeParticle

}

else

{

shatter27LatticeParticle

{

Shape.goalWeight[0] = nurbsCone1.goalWeight;Shape.goalWeight[0] = 1;

}

// Expression to force an update of the soft body shatter27LatticeParticle

// while it is not visible.

//

int $minX = shatter27LatticeParticle.boundingBoxMinX;

Other Animations tested with Sensor Inputs

The animation consists of 4 sets of particle groups and each group has a set of 4 particles.

On each particle within the group there is a linear emitter. The particles have a timeline of 1000 frames applied for the movement. Also for the movement each group of 4 particles has a Newton Field applied to them with a radial field for the emmited particles.

There for the animation starts with 16 particles and ends with the 16 particles having emmited thousands of other smaller particles.

Further set Attributes responsible for the movement and multiplying of the particles are rotations and moved positions on the X-Y-Z Axis of the plane.

Important part in this animation is the Magnitude ( set at 10) and the Attenuation (set at 1.63) attributes throughout the animation.

Starting point position for the particle groups is (0.4, 0.-4, 4,0, -4,0) at the plane.

There is also an extra plane in transparent shade which has 2 turbulence fields attached. The turbulence fileds have minimal magnitude and attenuation factor for it’s slow deformation within the timeline of 1000 frames.

Rendered stills within the 1000 frames

At  063 frames

At 153 frames

At 138 frames

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 At 268 frames

At 576  frames

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               At 669 frames

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   At 771 frames

At 856 frames

At 941 frames

Table

The table below shows the animation objects (particles, newton field etc) at the start of the animation [timeline at 0 frames] their initial position and their final position at the end of the animation [timeline at 1000 frames].