DMM Engine
Pixelux's DMM Plug-In is a great tool for those who want to go beyond the rigid body simulation tools found in Autodesk's Maya and 3ds Max.
Imagine easily building a physically simulated railroad trestle where the timbers flex and crack when it is hit by a simulated boulder, with the shockwave ripping through the ductile metal rails. Or imagine twisting a wooden timber until it shatters.
DMM allows these and other amazing physically-based animations to be created quickly and easily by utilising stress and material physics to control how your animation will be built. Don't like how a brick is breaking? Make its density harder. Want that brick to turn to jelly? Change its material property to suit your needs. Need a wooden beam to crack and fracture? Experiment with changing its material properties to simulate different woods ranging from oak to balsa.
Features
- You can utilise DMM splinter technology to add additional realism to your animations by associating geometry with simulated objects.
- DMM material library has various materials from diamond to jelly, or you can create your own materials.
- DMM is also very fast, allowing you to iterate through many different material properties quickly to rapidly converge on a setting that meets your requirements.
- Utilise Maya Fields, keyed movement, caches and other familiar features to easily incorporate advanced simulation into your animations.
Benefits
- Developed over 5 years, DMM technology was first used in the hit LucasArts videogame, "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed". It was developed to make advanced simulation technology accessible to artists without the expensive support of a whole simulation team.
- Easily integrated into any pipeline with DMM Plug-in for Maya and the DMM Plug-in for 3ds Max available to bring your artistic creations to life.
- Check out the gallery for a peak at its capability, or download a free 30 day trial and see for yourself how easy simulation-based animation can be.
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