Klas Modin PRO
Mathematician at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg
Particle dynamics
(MMG640 / MVE080)
Overview
- Simulations in Blender
- What is particle dynamics?
- Particle systems in Blender
Normal workflow
Numerical simulation \(\Rightarrow\) Data \(\Rightarrow\) Visualization (in Blender)
MATLAB / Python / FEM / c-code / etc
Import data in Blender
Blender is also an advanced numerical simulation tool!
Why?
To create realistic physics in animations
Examples of Blender physics simulations
Particle dynamics
A particle system consists of \(N\) points moving in 3D space
\mathbf{r}_i = (x_i,y_i,z_i)\qquad i=0,\ldots, N-1
Newtonian particles: motion governed by
m_i\ddot{\mathbf{r}}_i = \mathrm{F}_i
mass
acceleration
force
(gravity, wind, interactions, etc)
Blender particles
Note: rendering Halo's only works with Blender Render (not with Cycles)
Force fields
Individual field object corresponding to additional external force terms
Rendering objects
Rendering density cloud (with Cycles)
More details on Blender particles
MMG640: Particle dynamics in Blender
By Klas Modin
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MMG640: Particle dynamics in Blender
A brief introduction to using Blender's particle simulation capabilities.
