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-deadlydog
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I'm wondering if the following features are supported in 3ds Max and/or Maya, WITHOUT the use of additional plugins like RealFlow:
1 - Allow interaction between particles and the environment, such as particles bouncing off of the floor or a wall/object instead of passing through them
2 - Allow interaction between particles and other particles, such as collisions between particles
3 - Allow users to create their own particle properties (say friction for example) and specify how they should affect other particle properties (i.e. friction should slow down a particle's velocity)
4 - Allow a particle's behavior to change dynamically at run-time after it has been added to the particle system. For example, emit 100 particles and then use these same 100 particles to create a few different effects, one after another, where the effect change corresponds to the user pressing a button.
5 - Allow individual particles to be updated, such as choosing one specific particle (or a subset of particles) and changing only their color
I have very limited experience with 3ds Max (and none with Maya), and am just wondering which of these features (if any) they support by default. I know that they support scripting, so maybe these features are available in the scripting language, but not in the visual interface (please specify if this is the case). And also, are any of these features supported with plugins? But I am mainly concerned if they are available without using additional plugins. Any input is appreciated. Thanks.
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And theres always maxscript to add more functionality.
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