In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to replicate the Knit effect animation in Maya using a curve pattern in Bifrost and animating it from a start position to the target knitting pattern using fields, tutorial realized by Markus P. Knitting growing effect can have some pretty complicated setups, we have already seen this effect in the past, made in X Particles, Cinema 4d, Blender, Houdini, in this tutorial we find out how to make it using Befront in Maya.
How to make knit effect in Maya?
- In this tutorial, it’s used Maximes strand compounds: https://maximejeanmougin.com/
- Rebel Pack nodes: https://area.autodesk.com/m/jonah-friedman/assets/rebel-pack-041
(This version of the Rebel Pack, 0.4.0, works with Bifrost 2.2.1.0 and later versions)
Bifrost Knit Tutorial
TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 overview
0:05:48 knitting pattern
0:14:13 strand animation / point lerp
0:21:20 planar field weights
0:31:09 smooth strands
0:35:45 sine field displacement
0:41:21 strands around strands
0:47:36 additiona