Author Topic: Hologram Particles (Read 5679 times)

Wedge · August 28, 2007, 04:41:41 PM

Manually archived by Wedge. If you have a question, PM me. Unfortunately, I lost the files when I killed my hard drive, so I can't release them or give you them.

I'm working on designing a few more.

The problem with them is that particles always turn to face you, so you end up with the holograms that were previously coming out of a computer turning and intersecting walls, and looking dumb in general.

I'm going to try a few spherical and cylindrical holograms next, they might work better.

Anyway, these are great for screenshots (since people can only see what you show them) and if you put them in the center of the room, so they can rotate without looking awful.

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FlyGuy45 · August 28, 2007, 04:47:20 PM

Try making a globe, that would be cool.

Terror · August 28, 2007, 04:52:53 PM

you'd only see one side :D

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Sumohz · August 28, 2007, 05:09:45 PM

Haha. That's great, Wedge.

cncwarlord · August 28, 2007, 05:36:08 PM

Wow thats pretty cool :D

Muffinmix · August 28, 2007, 06:03:30 PM

Particle emitter datablocks don't have a faceviewer option unfortunately, if it did you could've simply popped it in and marked it false to keep the particles from facing you all the time.

MrPickle · August 28, 2007, 06:14:01 PM

Make one that's like a person.

Badspot · August 28, 2007, 06:15:20 PM

try messing with orientParticles or whatever.

Ephialtes · August 28, 2007, 06:16:15 PM

You can make them stop orienting side to side, but up and down still orients them I think.

Wedge · August 28, 2007, 06:21:59 PM

Well, up and down isn't a problem, since it would primarily be used in a room or on a computer.

Wedge · August 28, 2007, 06:27:56 PM

Quote from: Badspot on August 28, 2007, 06:15:20 PM

try messing with orientParticles or whatever.

I just tried using it. The up and down quit orienting, which was nice. But it kept orienting so it faced me.

Now this is really bizarre, it also rotated my particle by 90 degrees, so the world appeared sideways.

Wedge · August 28, 2007, 07:33:39 PM

I looked through a few tutorials, and there doesn't seem to be a way to keep them from rotating left and right. I'll just go work on some more emitters.

MrPickle · August 28, 2007, 07:41:46 PM

Could you make like a blocko person hologram please.

Ronin · August 28, 2007, 08:07:06 PM

Please include a blank grid map with blips like on a radar.

frodo091 · August 28, 2007, 08:17:35 PM

Quote from: MrPickel on August 28, 2007, 07:41:46 PM

Could you make like a blocko person hologram please.

If you do, you could tell someone else and have quite the business going.