SmallLuxGPU 2 anim: Noodle Physics

[Chiaroscuro]

Another silly test I rendered using SmallLuxGPU 2 last night/today. Another one where I spent some time this weekend setting up (no real plan) but then rushed it at the end (rendering doesn't take any of my time while I'm away):

YouTube: Noodle physics simulation

Thanks (and sorry ) to SATtva for giving me permission to use his amazing 360 Luxrendered panoramas for lighting the scene (as infinite light). I hadn't thought one could make such realistic artificial virtual 360 environments. Ideal in a sense because there is nothing in the way (camera/tripod/people). I wanted to use the kitchen one, thinking it was appropriate for this scene, but things looked too green out of context. I ended up using the entrance one, I really like the warm natural colors it provides (entrance_small.jpg with energy: 2.5). I think the benefits of using a non-HDRI low(ish) resolution image as an infinite light in SLG is that it produces a lot less noise. Batch render, around 45 secs./frame due to glass and close-up; probably not enough trace depth (black rim of glass), de-noised after, no other processing.

[SATtva]

The mayhem in the end is aweful, thanks god there was no sauce and wine. Cool as always.

[MaRo]

Gorgeous, as usual!

[zsolnai]

This reminds me of the "Wednesday, play with your food!" scene from Addams Family. I advise everyone to read the comments, I have laughed my butt off on them. Great work again, congratulations!

[Pilchard123]

Looks great, though I would agree with one of the YT comments - the noodles seem to be resisting bending past a certain angle. It's most obvious at the start of the slow motion close-up.

[Abel]

Stunning, and very entertaining!

[B.Y.O.B.]

I laughed so much

btw. maybe someone with a youtube account could answer this question in the comments:

Why do you use SLG when there's Cycles? Is it faster or does it produce better results?

[Chiaroscuro]

I advise everyone to read the comments

No! please don't... Then everyone will know what I did with my noodle.

maybe someone with a youtube account could answer this question in the comments

Will do.

[Carbonflux]

This is a very good animation, the fork hitting the glass seems to me almost a gesture of mastery of a media. In reaction to some of the youtube comments the motion of the noodles is fine imo if there is a "looks fake" element it is because the noodles seem too dry in relation to the rubbery motion. Lets face it, none of us would have survived college without Ramen so we know sub-consciously what a wet noodle fresh from the microwave looks like

All kidding aside, wonderful animation

[Chiaroscuro]

Yes, quite a few parameters can be adjusted, friction, bending, etc. For bending I used an arbitrary value, too much and it looked like string, too little and it looked like a stiff rubber tube; not a scientific approach I admit. Primary goal was to see if I could do the fork twist and lift with noodles physics interaction at scale; still a challenge with today's physics engines.

Surprised this made BlenderNation's blog. I find it interesting that simply rendering with SLG and SATtva's environment takes a plain technical test and turns it somewhat into eye candy; with little additional effort on my part, although my PC huffed and puffed . I'll point out there are no texture or bump maps in this scene, didn't even bother UV mapping. Basic materials, two colors: reflective fork, transparent glass, glossy bowl and noodles; ground didn't even have a material (default white). Yeah, I really have to credit SATtva's environment, rich with warm colors and light, for the look (no other lights/emitters in scene); it really is the scene's global texture, especially when you look at the fork or glass.