Relax Particles

[fabricio.chamon]

because it's Christmas! =)

[ActionArt]

Looks very interesting but I can't play the video for some reason

Edit: Finally got it to work, must just be my browser.

That is really interesting. Would there be any way to make the particles follow a specific pattern of lines, like rivets on a aircraft for example?

[SamHowell]

You have been very busy

Thanks a lot

[fabricio.chamon]

Would there be any way to make the particles follow a specific pattern of lines, like rivets on a aircraft for example?

hum, I don't think so. Not with this setup.

This is a chaotic organization of particles, they are constantly pushing away from each other. It is almost impossible to predict movement flow.
What you always expect is that they will try to distribute themselves along the surface, no matter what path they choose.

But you can try to relax the particles and then filter them out by a weightmap or texture map.

[origin]

Many thanks!

[gustavoeb]

Very interesting concept, looks A LOT less expensive then dart throwing for placing stuff around... Would it be possible (eventualy) to take point size and scale into consideration?

Thanks for sharing

[fabricio.chamon]

yes, it is less expensive but also a little less accurate, which is acceptable is most cases anyway...

I think you can take size in consideration if you modulate relax factor by the particle size, I'll try something tomorrow.