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1. Turn off Keyframe animation so dyamaics can take over

   

   Topic by Bumper · Nov 2014 · Home› Technical Talk

   I am trying to animate an access panel flying off during an explosion. I'm using 3DS Max 2015, and outputting to Unreal 4. I'd like to key the panel in place (and if possible start it in the direction/spin/etc of it's flying away at the point of the explosioin) via keyframes. THEN, I want dynamics to take over. So far, I…

2. Re: Turn off Keyframe animation so dyamaics can take over

   

   Reply by Bumper · Nov 2014 · Home› Technical Talk

   Hey Popeye9, thanks for your reply! Do you mean a mparticle within Unreal?

3. Re: Turn off Keyframe animation so dyamaics can take over

   

   Reply by Popeye9 · Nov 2014 · Home› Technical Talk

   Not sure if this helps but could you use a mparticle to spawn the pieces at impact time and simulate. Then key visibility of old rigged mesh to hide.