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Dynamic Cloths that go right through the floor

K T OngK T Ong Posts: 486
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Hi everyone. Been having this problem for quite a while now. My dynamic cloths nearly always go right through the floor when I drape them. This happens even when I specially ask DAZ Studio to let the cloths collide with the floor. Anyone else got this problem as well? And does anyone know what to do about this? Thanks!

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  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,843

    happens to me also. I find that it really depends on the density/makeup of the floor plane AND how many other things in the scene it has to collide with. I usually add another flolor plane for it to colliide with and play with different densities and in most cases this fixes it.

  • AnotherUserNameAnotherUserName Posts: 2,727

    Im assuming that your using OptiTex. As I recall, the dynamics look for vertices so if you have a plane with very few vertices, the clothes are going to fall right through. Increase the number of divisions you have in the plane. Or, if you are using a set, try what FSMCDesigns suggested, place a plane underneath the floor of your set so the dynamics can detect that. Be careful how many things your dynamics are colliding against, I think that if too many items are detected for collision, it will overwhelm the dynamics and theyll just fall through everything.

    Somewhere in this mass of information there is a good posting regarding Tips and tricks for dynamics but I couldnt find it...

  • ButchButch Posts: 800

    Placing the plane a smidgeon above the floor will work, too.  Just hide the plane in the scene tab - the fact that it's hidden won't effect the collision. 

  • K T OngK T Ong Posts: 486

    I did as you fellas suggested: placed a plane a tad above the floor with more than 200 divisions, plus reduced sharply the number of things the cloth collided with. This time the cloth behaved well.

    Thanks, fellas. You rock. :) 

  • ButchButch Posts: 800

    Just to add to your fun, you can use primitives for all sorts of things with dynamic cloth.  The attached image uses a flattened cylinder (hidden), using an animated drape to push the fabric upwards.

    dynamic demo.jpg
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  • AnotherUserNameAnotherUserName Posts: 2,727
    Butch said:

    Just to add to your fun, you can use primitives for all sorts of things with dynamic cloth.  The attached image uses a flattened cylinder (hidden), using an animated drape to push the fabric upwards.

    LOL! A strong gust of wind perhaps?

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    Sometimes a default plane with no extra verts will work well; I start with those, and if it didn't work tried adding extra vertices. I don't use Optitex anymore, but an alternative.

  • K T OngK T Ong Posts: 486
    Butch said:

    Just to add to your fun, you can use primitives for all sorts of things with dynamic cloth.  The attached image uses a flattened cylinder (hidden), using an animated drape to push the fabric upwards.

    LOL. Might try and experiment a little to see if I can reproduce that effect. :)

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