Particles with Deformers

[sagun-manandhar]

hi,
trying deformers with particles.
if i create deformers for particles (lets say bend) , the particle with bend but will not calculate any field which is applied after deformers.

if i apply fields first and then deform particle, it will calculated both.

so, do i neccessary need to apply forces first if particles need to deform with deformers ??

also there are 2 particles nodes now eventhough only one shows in outliner.

1. particleShape1
2. particleShape1Deformed

After deformers been applieed , particleShape1Deformed node is created and i can't get back to my original state. meaning can't apply field anymore.. how to get back to original state?
do i have u undo ?

[joojaa]

The particle shape you see on screen is a copy of the original. it inherits everything form the original, the particle system did not actually deform at all its the same as it was before its just spitting a deformed copy of itself*. If you want to add fields you must apply them to the original invisisble particle shape. So just select it form outliner before applying. works fine for me.

*please note the object is in its undeformed state so if you place the field visually in relation to the deformed shape then it doesnt exactly work that way since cthe original still has the same shape as before defroming.

[sagun-manandhar]

nope it's not working for me.. after the deformer have been applied can't apply force anymore.

also i can't see invisible particle node in the outliner.

[joojaa]

the invisible one would be truly invisible, its not even shown IN outliner sorry for that

open hypergraph and graph the history (whenever you dont understand something open hypergraph.). Locate the ORIGINAL particle shape select it and apply the field to this (you may want to unchek its status as intermediary for easier access in future you can then hide it later after you are set)

[sagun-manandhar]

tried that too. here is what i did.

created a point emitter and applied turbulence force, and then attached a bend deformer to the particles . it's working fine until now.. but when i attached another field - gravity to the hidden particle node, it's NOT making any connections and hence it's not effecting the particles.

i even tried replacing the turbulence field with the gravity field and not working. are u sure it's working for you ?

btw how can u set off intermediary for particleShape ?

[joojaa]

setAttr ".intermediateObject" 0

but when i attached another field - gravity to the hidden particle
node, it's NOT making any connections and
hence it's not effecting the
particles.

Works fine for me whats your EXACT procedure. And what maya version are you using by the way.