Field Influence Pp

[ljilekor]

Hello,

Guess this is a though one.
With multiple fields, how can I set/control the influence of a field has on a PP basis?

• 1 nParticle System.
• 2 interpenetrating Curve VolumeAxisField_Curves with Trap inside = 1.
  every even particle ID must folow VolumeAxisField_Curve1
  every uneven particle ID must folow VolumeAxisField_Curve2

Splitting up even and uneven ids is no problem.
But how can I set the influence of fields on a PP basis?

I tried controlling the following attrs (of the nParticleShape) in the 'Before Dynamics Expression' without success:
inputForce, ppFieldData, ownerPPFieldData, fieldscale, ...

Could someone please help me?

[ljilekor]

Well this is what i would need...

But... (we 're in Maya)
The special effects->applypervertex switch is not available for volumeaxisfields...
For all other type of fields it is.

That's honestly very very disappointing.

AAAAAAAAAaaarrggghhhh. F#*-!!^^ Maya particles.
The problem is that I absolutely need volumeaxisfields (curve with trapinside)

Is there a workaround?

[ljilekor]

Workaround:

Created another type of field, changed its volume shape to curve and connected the curves worldSpace0 attr to the inputCurve attribute of the field.

The applyPerVertex stays ghosted...

I tried to set it through MEL and didn't get any error messages. So I assume the attributes are set.

(also created some attrPP for the trapInside)

CODE
setAttr "airField2.applyPerVertex" 1;
setAttr "airField1.applyPerVertex" 1;

in the nParticles' RuntimeBeforeDynamics:

CODE

nParticleShape1.airField1_magnitude=5;
nParticleShape1.airField1_trapInside=1;

nParticleShape1.airField2_magnitude=0;
nParticleShape1.airField2_trapInside=0;

It does something, but not what is expected.

The particles should follow the curve assigned to airField1.