Domino Weirdness

[nikki-p]

Hi all,

I recently attempted to create a realistic domino effect using ridged bodies. Well it worked, but my problem appeared when I was trying to render out the animation. At frame 50 it looks like the entire string of domino's backwards slightly and at frame 100 they move back to where they started.

I don

[demno]

Did you cache the simulation before you started the render?

[nikki-p]

Hey Demno,

Yes, I did cache it according to the Maya help file: solvers>Memory Cache> Enable.

Was there a better way to do it? Its really weird, when I set it up to render on another machine, all the falling dominos are in the air, and fall down.

I don

[gmask]

QUOTE(Nikki P @ 04/28/08, 02:39 PM) [snapback]284814[/snapback]
Its really weird, when I set it up to render on another machine, all the falling dominos are in the air, and fall down.

Memory Cache is not going to help you with rendering.. you need to bake the simulation.. this will replace the rigid bodies with animCurves.

Edit>Keys>Bake Simulation