Archive: Jun 2012

  1. Animating in Maya for Unity 3D – Scripting a door

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    Creating Animations In Maya for Unity 3D

    There are many ways to create animations for Unity 3D. In this video watch as Edithson Abelard introduces how to create an animation in maya then export it for use in Unity 3D. Using Unity 3D, you will learn how to split animations into parts to be used within our door script. Finally learn how to setup our door script to play the open and close animation based on our mouse click.Topics covered include:* Baking Animations in Maya. * export fbx with animation. * Spliting up an animation in Unity 3D. * Scripting user interaction with mouse click. * Trigger animation to play open or closed base on click.Source code for Door Script.
    #pragma strict
    var doorObj:GameObject;
    var isOpen = false;
    
    function OnMouseDown(){
    	Debug.Log("mouse is down");
    
    	if(!this.isOpen){
    		doorObj.animation.Play("open");
    		this.isOpen = true;
    	}else{
    		doorObj.animation.Play("close");
    		this.isOpen = false;
    	}
    
    }
      
  2. Create Steam in Unity 3D with Shuriken Particles

    Leave a Comment Unity 3D is more than just a 3d game development engine, you can create rich interactive experiences geared towards your target audience. I will show you how to apply the same principles of game development to create steam within a bathroom.In this video you will learn some great tips & tricks on how to leverage Unity 3D, Photoshop and Autodesk Maya to create steam in a modern bathroom shower. I’ll cover a range of topics including.
    1. The importance of naming meshes in Maya
    2. How to use Photoshop layers to quickly change your steam texture
    3. Introduction to Shuriken Particle system
    4. How to correctly apply particle shader to a Shuriken Particle system
    5.  Modifying your particle system to get the look and feel of steam.

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