Hi guys how do i make objects float like in low gravity?

[Bicknell1999]

So im kinda new to moho, im just wondering how to make objects float like in low gravity, i tried using physics but apparently it doesn't do low gravity. Im just wondering the best way to go about this? Im trying to animate a space rocks floating away when a rocket hits it.

Any help will be greatly appreciated thank you

[synthsin75]

No substitute for just animating in this case.

[Bicknell1999]

Ahh okay wasn't sure if i was being stupid with the physics section. But Thank you for the reply thay gif is exactly what I want

[Greenlaw]

...i tried using physics but apparently it doesn't do low gravity.

Zero gravity physics in Moho? Sure...



Just dial Gravity Magnitude to zero (no gravity,) and give the moving object some speed.

That said, as Wes noted, it's no big deal to keyframe this animation and you'll have more control over exactly how it should look.

Now, if what you want is a dozen asteroids bouncing off each other...hmm, brb.

[Greenlaw]

This is mostly the same setup, just more boxes, and I selected half of the boxes at random and doubled their Springiness.

[synthsin75]

That's brilliant, Dennis. I looked at the physics a bit but didn't immediately see how to accomplish that.
My mistake was thinking I needed bone physics, instead of just typical layer physics.

[synthsin75]

Felt like playing with this a bit more:



An interesting side effect of using shading for the physics group layer is that as rocks near each other you get a light reflection effect on their shadow side. More noticeable on the lighter colored rocks.

[Bicknell1999]

Wow awesome! Thank you guys for the replies and vid! Thats perfect gona try it now il let you know how it goes !

[Greenlaw]

Felt like playing with this a bit more...

That's very cool, Wes! Thanks for sharing the anim and observation!

[Lae82]

Great solution and good observation on the light changing during simulation .

[Greenlaw]

I almost forgot: I'm posting our latest Moho cartoon here because this thread was an inspiration for it.



I used the technique I talked about earlier to animate the asteroids seen throughout this short.

[Panha]

Felt like playing with this a bit more:



An interesting side effect of using shading for the physics group layer is that as rocks near each other you get a light reflection effect on their shadow side. More noticeable on the lighter colored rocks.

Are these images bitmap? I tried bitmap with physic but it does not work at all. I tried adding mesh layer to them too, and it does not work either. Can you share the technique?

[synthsin75]

Felt like playing with this a bit more:



An interesting side effect of using shading for the physics group layer is that as rocks near each other you get a light reflection effect on their shadow side. More noticeable on the lighter colored rocks.

Are these images bitmap? I tried bitmap with physic but it does not work at all. I tried adding mesh layer to them too, and it does not work either. Can you share the technique?

They are image textures on vector shapes.

[Panha]

They are image textures on vector shapes.

Oh! I see. Thank you for sharing.