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#Making Clouds?

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#1226From: Breanna AndersonOct 14, 1994 11:04 AM
Anyone have tips on creating cloudy objects with hazy undefined boundaries. Alas, I though I could do it in the material editor. No luck. The material is rendered only where it impinges on a surface. Am I missing something or expecting a miracle? BTW anybody know about a commercial partical animation system on the PC /Windows platform? Bre Anderson ( Xanimotion )
#1255From: Jim JonahOct 16, 1994 11:07 AM
Breanna, Have you tried using a combination of the FOG.MAT and creating a "wispy" transparency map? In the new demo tape, the animation "Ball & Blocks" has some pretty convincing clouds. Hope this helps, Jim Jonah