Maya 2016 tutorial : How to create a flock of birds

[@jakakorn]

Hey Mike, been watching your stuff for over a year now. When I first started I was in Grade 10, taking a 3D Animation course and using Auto desk Maya to do my work.Your videos really helped me get settled in and ended up putting me at the top of my class. I am now in grade 11 and considering future career paths involving the sort of work I'm doing now. I appreciate the effort you put into your tutorials and I predict I'll be watching you until you run out of videos to upload! Thanks again. Jake.

[@MHTutorials3D]

+jakakorn That is so cool Jake ! Thanks for sharing Mike

[@gregposey3984]

+jakakorn I definitely share that sentiment, and that's awesome that you're starting in high school! I'm in my last year of university and just a year ago I learned about 3D Modeling and animation and I wish I had known about it much earlier! More power to you man!

[@wheeler6768]

Great tutorial! Is there a way to export the birds as a mesh?

[@luigirazvan8940]

could you make a tutorial how model a tree? I try to import one from speed tree but maya 2015 has a problem with that.

[@naimanafandi]

Sir, im having a bit problem, why mine had another particles after the first particles released, and the last particles too didnt follow the flocker? Any ideas?

[@wolfcara16]

is there a way to give the birds an Animation? with alembic Cache maybe?

[@MHTutorials3D]

Yes, of course

[@austinm5791]

Very good! Is there a way to make like white glass? Like what a cereal bowl made of?

[@MHTutorials3D]

+CrazyMonkeyBS Sure, a white blinn

[@austinm5791]

Mike Hermes will it give it that glossy look?

[@MHTutorials3D]

Yes, just increase the reflectivity and specularity

[@noirwolfcreations8827]

is there any other way to do this without the partcle flocker ?

[@MHTutorials3D]

+THE BIG BAD WOLF Yes, in part. You can still create the emitter and you can still replace the particles by birds. You just won't see the true flocking behavior

[@noirwolfcreations8827]

Mike Hermes oh

[@chellastation]

How do we get the true flocker into Maya?

[@art3designer802]

my autodesk maya 2016 does not show " techtoast " option . how i will do ?

[@MHTutorials3D]

Did you install it ?

[@art3designer802]

no .

[@MHTutorials3D]

Well, there is your anwser

[@CrazyLogicfilms]

Mike, you are deff one of the top "straight to the point" Maya guys Ive seen on the tube in years. That said, I actually do have a question. I havent used dynamics/particles extensively or at all since 2011. A while ago, I was having some particles emit from the surface of an image (full disclosure, I was trying to make a galaxy in Maya to export over to UE, for a simple workflow). Is it possible to export those particles by themselves or do they require being replaced/attached with some sort of geometry? Thanks again for your work!

[@MHTutorials3D]

+CrazyLogicfilms I am not too familiar with Game engines but if you want to export the simulation you will need to bake it

[@CrazyLogicfilms]

+Mike Hermes Alright. Thats the road block I keep getting into because Ive been reading on "baking simulations" and Ive gotten a number of answers. . Is baking the simulation as easy as "Set Initial Position and then ncache" it? Or am I missing something here?

[@MHTutorials3D]

+CrazyLogicfilms Nope, that's about it

[@CrazyLogicfilms]

Welp, back to figuring out the whole ncahe thing. Thanks Mike!

[@gregposey3984]

+CrazyLogicfilms Hmm this is interesting, I'm currently trying to self-teach UE and I have been struggling to even get started, however, it's reassuring to see others working with these programs doing the same, essentially! :)

[@anthonyharrell2524]

hey its awesome and i have a small issue with the downloading of the bird. Now once its downloaded how do i get it to seperate out of the pic so I can import it to Maya,

[@MHTutorials3D]

Not sure what you mean

[@anthonyharrell2524]

Its ok i worked it out and it came out good im very happy keep up the informational videos

[@art3designer802]

thank u sir . ur tutorilas r very helpful for us . .

[@MHTutorials3D]

Thank you