Ever wondered how to animate popcorn in Maya? Ivan Arsic shares a quick little demonstration on how to make popping popcorn using Maya’s nParticles. Using a particle instancer, Ivan sets the time at which the kernels will change to popped corn using a couple of custom attributes linked up with some simple expressions.
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Animating Popcorn in Maya With nParticles
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