[karen]

hi guys
please advice what is best to use in 3dsmax 2011 x64... Volumebreaker or Rayfire?
i heard there is PhysX problems with Rayfire and Volumebreaker crashes alot..
if anyone using these tools with 3dsmax 2011 x64 please help..

thanks

[Deleted for Jesus]

No PhysX problems in RF for me and vB running fine. In vB, just make sure you don't overdo the volumeBreaking, else, the calculations might take some time (and crash your system) depending on what HW your run max on, the more fragments, the more memory and calculations.
vB is way more accurate than RF when it comes to fragmenting (was built for that), so it's all up to you as an artist, and depending what you want to do.

[karen]

Thanks iceman32..
i tried to install VB in max2011 x64.. it version 1.0 SP2.. it says its for max2010.. i pointed to max2011 folder.. it installed the vb inside cebas folder in max2011.. didnt show up in modifiers... can you help
thanks

[Dave]

neither. rayfire has no physx problem nor VB crashes.

but VB just fragments geometry, rayfire is much more complete, and you can fragment in many more ways.

the only thing i use volumebreaker is for fragmenting walls as bricks

[Whale]

ok slowly mates, slowly:

VB is very production prooven. I mean very. The handling is much more complex as it is with Rayfire. In conjucntion with TP and MaxScript - wow - its an universe. That was the way Ceabas thought to use it. Originally it just was implemented in TP. Later on it becames an own modifier... As you could imagine there's no way for RF to clear the fight for itself.
Anyway. For fast and very reliable results in daily jobs, Rayfire is the first choice. Of course. Daily Jobs like breaking up a glass or stuff like that, Rayfire would do a great job.
If you plan to produce a Blockbuster like 2012 ;-), VB is by a mile predominant.

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I work in production since a couple of years with TP... Much more as you could imagine is possible with it in fragmentations. The once disadvantage of it its the hardcore training curve.

If you have any more questions about particles, pm me :-)

Cheers

[clayevans]

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[PeKi7i]

volumebreaker modifier is shit,very heavy on resurces and slow,for me vbreaker operator is very usefull only in thinkingparticles for procedural destruction.

[Whale]

So if you say its shit, either you missunderstood the philosophy behind it, how to use it effective without burning out your PC (btw its not designed for standard PC'S) or you use it for the wrong scenes or unfortunately builded models..

Cheers

[Whale]

äh peki7i,

didnt you wrote primarily that VB were only usefull for you for breaking walls? Hä....? ;-)

[PeKi7i]

VB were only usefull for you for breaking walls was what Dave wrote.And please dont give me that BS its production prooven thats marketing phrase and doesnt mean anything,yes it was used in 2012,but also thinkingParticles and HOudini,i wrote its usefful for parametric destruction in TPz but thats not modifier its operator inside TP,did you use it in production i tried but it was too expensive timeWise,voronoi scripts performs better with out multithreading and all the fancy stuff so i think VBreakerModifier gonna end its life cycle very soon...boy

[Whale]

the modifier, yes I go with you. As I wrote VB's intention never was aimed for a standalone modiefier. Originally, already wrote it, it was built for TP.

cheers

[PeKi7i]

cheers Bro

[didier]

Volume Breaker is most powerfull in my opinion. You had to play with to understand it's workflow and combine with TP 4, it become very very powerfull.