Instanced Object Color?

[shredder]

So I have this big scene with an emitter and an object instanced to the particles.
For the particles I have created a ramp for the colors.. and I need those colors to transfer to the instanced objects.. is that possible?

[joojaa]

No, atlwast not thet easily. MTOR would do it quite easily as would it if you manualy exportted as a mi file, wich isnt realy all that hard.

[shredder]

QUOTE(Joojaa @ 12/07/05, 12:38 PM)
No, atlwast not thet easily. MTOR would do it quite easily as would it if you manualy exportted as a mi file, wich isnt realy all that hard.
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But if I am rendering in maya software.. there is no way to do that?

what about using multiple objects?
the only thing I can see multiple objects for, is for animation (swapping out the objects)
is there a way to have 4 different objects in the same instancer and it randomly disperses them on the particles?

[joojaa]

not unless you want to make ewxactly as many real objects as you have particles! But thatd defeat your purpose id say.

[shredder]

QUOTE(Joojaa @ 12/07/05, 03:45 PM)
not unless you want to make ewxactly as many real objects as you have particles! But thatd defeat your purpose id say.
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damnit! foiled again!

ok ok

maybe I'll try 3 different particle objects with 3 different instancers on one curve flow

[joojaa]

why... its easi to do so you have 3 differently colored instnces yjust dont expect every particle to be unique.

That said sprtes can have unique colors so if yoru geo can be represented as a sprite then?

[shredder]

QUOTE(Joojaa @ 12/07/05, 04:03 PM)
why... its easi to do so you have 3 differently colored instnces yjust dont expect every particle to be unique.

Thats what I am going to try.. 3 different instances.. but I need 3 particle objects to do that dont I? Or can I put three instances on one particle object?
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That said sprtes can have unique colors so if yoru geo can be represented as a sprite then?
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I need the 3D nature of objects.. the rotations and that sort of thing.

[drblacksnake]

put all 3 in one instancer except You expect to each instance behave differently.

[shredder]

QUOTE(drBlacksnake @ 12/07/05, 05:22 PM)
put all 3 in one instancer except You expect to each instance behave differently.
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if you put all 3 in one instancer.. it only shows the first object in the list. The only option I see to show the other objects in the list is the Cycle attr. That cycles thru the objects.. replacing the objects on the same particle, it doesnt make a different object on each particle that stays as that object thru the life of the particle.
Am I missing something?

[joojaa]

you need to make pp variable thet tells the isntancer what copy tpo use for the particle. And then whan you create the instancer tput thet pp attribute as the obejct isntance, and make sure you have the cycle off.

But form your original post you ead to believe you wanted ALL instanceds to have different colors.

[drblacksnake]

yep.. increase cycleStep and set cycleStartObject to e.g. particleID.. well in this case Cycle should be set to Sequential

[shredder]

QUOTE(drBlacksnake @ 12/07/05, 05:44 PM)
yep.. increase cycleStep and set cycleStartObject to e.g. particleID.. well in this case Cycle should be set to Sequential
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Dude, Got it.. THANKS!
seriously thanks for your help!