mbFeatherTools 2.0 now is available

mbFeatherTools is a production proven plugin for Autodesk Softimage (formerly Softimage|XSI) which features styling, animation and simulation of bird feathers. While the primary focus of this tool is indeed feathers, it is also beneficial for all kinds of tasks: Leafs on a tree, spines of a hedgehog or clammy fur, to name a few.
Today Michael Buettner announces that mbFeatherTools 2.0 now is available for download

New Features in 2.0:

• Plane-to-Plane Intercollision (also referred to as Self-Collision)
• Realistic wind resistance
• Uniform Distance Constraint
• Intercollision options inside setup node to reduce initial intersections
• Stiff Spring option for faster previews and animation

mbFeatherTools Feature Tour

• Quick setup with a single button
• Unlimited amount of styling controls
• Styling is saved per vertex (CAV map)
• Works on any polygon mesh
• Automated creation and attachment of control objects to the animated mesh
• 3 different distribution methods:Random, Per Poly, Shrinkwrap
• Shrinkwrap placement allows exact positioning of each single feather
• Realtime playback of the simulation with direct response to user's actions
• Customizable and extendible with the ICE tree
• Color can be controlled with a Texture Map
• "Goal" controls allow easy animation of folding wing feathers
• Symmetric styling and animation (new in 1.10)
• Global feather alignment (new in 1.10)
• Soft collisions (new in 1.10)

Bouncing Balls - mbFeatherTools example


Applying feathers to a bird - mbFeatherTools


Simulating leafs on a tree with mbFeatherTools

More Info and download here

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