Grass Collision using Maya Paint Effects - Tutorial

Hi guys, I've received a few requests on how to do this, so here you go. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Website: www.moove.studio

[@KaranBhand]

U need to make more Tutorials, you are pretty straight forward, thanks for the vid.

[@Moove_Studio]

EDIT: At 2:13 don't forget to convert the paint effects strands into polygons beforehand!!! - this is a required step as alembic files need geo to work with. This step got lost in the recording process, apologies for the confusion! You can do this by going to the top panel -> Modify -> Convert

[@priyalsavani4945]

yeah i was so confused and dissapointed in my system wasnt good enough to export friggin grass lol

[@SirEpifire]

So easy and to the point. I was just needing the grass to poly method (even simpler) and this was exactly what I was looking for!

[@Moove_Studio]

Perfect, glad to hear it was helpful! I'm working on some other awesome videos, so make sure to subscribe!

[@SirEpifire]

@@Moove_Studio Would love to see more on MASH too. I'm learning the toolset to make a comprehensive portfolio piece, so certainly the more the merrier! Thanks for all your work!

[@Moove_Studio]

​@@SirEpifire I've always been a big fan of MASH! I don't currently use Maya all that much any more, but I'll see what I can do in that regard!

[@edwin4625]

I wish more games would implement collision detection. I'm fine with bodies not having collisions when players walk through dead and alive bodies, but most other in-game objects, such as grass colliding with walls, rocks, players, NPCs, etc., require collision detection. In my opinion.

[@sehyoka3769]

Thank you for this wonderful video,it helps me a lot!

[@Moove_Studio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hanialadham4336]

Great tutorial, thank you!!

[@Moove_Studio]

You're welcome Hani!

[@dil4214]

Wonderful vedio bro thanku very much, ur way of style in less time is super

[@Moove_Studio]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ahledanish4622]

Thank you very much

[@vallinborel9439]

Woooooh

[@Moove_Studio]

Glad you like it!

[@CarlosSantos-qn8oc]

Hello Is it okay to render an animation using the animated geometries in Alembic cache?

[@Moove_Studio]

Sure, I don*t see why not!

[@2tombarnett]

Yeah the grass doesn't export for me either.

[@AsiaRivera]

When I convert the paint effects into polygons and do the alembic, then i import the alembic, the collision/animation is lost.

[@Moove_Studio]

You need to make sure to export/import the correct selection. As the original paint effect data is still in the scene, you might have selected and exported that as an alembic instead of the collision data?

[@SupremeMikes]

How do you adjust the width of grass if u have alot

[@Moove_Studio]

You need to go into the Clump settings of the stroke and play around with them! (not 100% where to find the width but I'm sure you'll find it!)

[@devilentertainmentcity6616]

sir my grass vanish when I import alembic. please tell me why?

[@dil4214]

Hi

[@Moove_Studio]

Sorry for the very late reply - you need to convert your paint effects into polygons first by going to "modify>convert> convert paint effects to polygons". This step got lost in the recording process, apologies for that!