[I shared this on the Softimage Mailing List the other day and thought it was worth posting here.]
Here’s a fun trick for parsing an ICE string attribute, identifying the letters and typing out the text with particles:
Download the sample scene here and read more about it below. (Soft 2011+ required.)
Taking this knowledge we can also do variations on the concept like turning a string into an array of booleans, for example:
Let me know in the comments if you make anything cool with this technique. 🙂
6 replies on “Softimage: ICE String to Particles trick”
Nice !!!!
You have just created a message encrypter here … just change the leter order in the alphabet and you can type coded sentences 😛
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Very Interesting! I have a question. How can I use this Scheme to animate titles like Cinema 4D MoGraph? For example http://www
My current field is Motion Graphic and I love XSI but dont know how to create such titles in XSI. If you know the way please give me a tip…
Hi Alan ,
i have a big big request 😛 … can u make a short tutorial about your deformers rig?..
that jellyfish from your reel 2006 look amazing
Thanks,
Danny
Any advice for being able to make case sensitive sentences?
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