Soft and Rigid Bodies in XSI
Learn the fundamentals of Soft & Rigid Bodies in XSI
$55.99
Software: XSI 5 Essentials and higher
Run Time: 3 hrs. 8 min., 2 discs
Availability: Ships next business day
Maximize your understanding of soft and rigid body dynamics in XSI with 3.5 hours of project-driven training. Ideal for beginner to intermediate users.
Includes SOFTIMAGE|XSI Foundation v.5.0 30-day trial
Popular highlights include:
* Rigid Body Simulations
* Active and Passive Rigid Bodies
* Forces
* Environments
* ODE and physX Rigid Body Engines
* Converting Simulations to Animations
* Soft Body Simulations
* Objects
* Clusters
* Animating Soft Bodies
* Influencing Soft Body Dynamics
* GATOR
* Simulation-based Rigs
Lesson Outline:
1. Introduction and project overview 1:10
2. Setting up a basic rigid body simulation 5:55
3. Exploring different types of collision geometries and their purpose in getting proper rigid body interactions 5:59
4. Changing the initial position of a rigid body object and setting the initial velocity to give it some launching power 6:45
5. Switching active / passive behavior to animate an object and then have the simulation system control it 5:39
6. Using the Center of Mass to create a wobbling bop bag 4:21
7. Center of Mass and Balancing 4:01
8. The Domino Effect 7:18
9. Learning how Environments categorize and define elements of the simulation 4:58
10. Dynamics Operators (part 1): setting up a plinko machine simulation using the ODE rigid body engine 3:54
11. Dynamics Operators (part 2): fixing issues that might occur in our simulations 5:05
12. Dynamics Operators (part 3): setting up another plinko machine from the first one and using the Novodex (known as physX in version 5.0) rigid body engine to simulate it 6:05
13. Using Collision Layers to make simulations more efficient 4:30
14. Force Controllers 4:50
15. Converting simulation data into animation 5:40
16. Learning about surface importance and about the Convex Hull collision type 4:40
17. Using Hinge constraints to make some old school saloon doors 6:10
18. Using Ball and Socket constraints to create a bell simulation 4:35
19. Creating some bungee jumping action with the Spring constraint 6:59
20. Using Slider constraint to create sliding pull (or push) interactions between rigid bodies 4:13
21. Using the Fixed constraint to keep two rigid bodies attached to each other and later breaking that attachment 5:30
22. Rag Doll Effect (part 1) 7:10
23. Rag Doll Effect (part 2) 6:53
24. Introduction to Soft Bodies 7:00
25. Animated Soft Bodies 4:55
26. Soft Body Properties 7:48
27. Plasticity 4:19
28. Inertia and Soft Bodies 3:22
29. Interacting Soft Bodies 4:25
30. Soft Body Transfer 5:13
31. Soft and Rigid Body Combo 4:37
32. Shattering Glass 4:45
33. Dynamic Vehicle Rig (part 1) 4:51
34. Dynamic Vehicle Rig (part 2) 6:35
35. Dynamic Vehicle Rig (part 3) 6:12
36. Dynamic Vehicle Rig (part 4) 2:05
Total Run Time: 3:08:00
Specifications
Item #: XSF-006
Software Requirement: XSI 5 Essentials and higher
Run Time: 3 hrs. 8 min., 2 discs
Format: CD-ROM
Availability: Ships next business day
Weight: 0.30 lbs
