Lagoa Multi Physics question - Creating a mesh?!?!

[eyadorabi]

Hey All,
I a, struggling understanding this:
How can we get "elastic structures" to render as a solid mesh?
In the Lagoa Multi physics teaser I attached a still capture for reference.
How was the geometry created based on the elastic structure?
http://vimeo.com/12322119
http://vimeo.com/13457383

Lagoa Cloth Layering 002.jpg

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Lagoa Cloth Layering 001.jpg

I am not sure how to ask the question! Or where to look for answers.
How was the elastic structure object created or rendered as a solid mesh with cloth material?
I just need to be directed into the right direction.
Many thanks in advance,
Cheers

[sant0s]

Hi,
Take a look at "ICE -> Create -> Surface from Point Cloud" while you are selecting the Point Cloud, this will create a mesh.

[eyadorabi]

Yes it does but wouldn't that give me a bloby surface or a liquid like surface....I am looking for some workflow for creating topology with hard surface.
Thanks

[sant0s]

under xsi sample scenes you have some lagoa examples. check them out, specialy lagoa softbody or simulate mesh.

[eyadorabi]

OK I guess I found something here!!!
what I want is to add custom operator for reading Lagoa topology attribute to re-build the mesh.

This video is another reference that such thing exists
http://vimeo.com/16995464


Any Ideas where to find such add-on, compound or custom operator???
Help please

[nautilus]

please let us know which solution you found on this. would be very interested,too!
thanks.

[martindisenio]

I have the same question.
How to rebuild the mesh after lagoa simulation?
(surface pointcluds is only useful for fluids)

thanks

[iamVFX]

I used to be tried to mesh cloth and stuff, but then I took an arrow to the knee...