METAFORM & DROPS TUTORIALS

Water Flows using MetaForm 1.1

An extensive tutorial covering the creation of basic waterfalls, as well as creating a more complex water material to compliment. The tutorial supports Poser 5 and Pro Pack thoroughly, and a full set of .pz3 files are available to download.

Added: 28 Jan 2005

Generating Multilayer Surfaces with Figures using MetaForm 1.1

This week's tutorial shows you how to generate fields with figures. Some more complicated examples are also explored.

Added: 1 Dec 2004

Emitters 101 for MetaForm 1.1

In this tutorial we explore MetaForm's particle emitters and their common settings.

Added: 26 Nov 2004

Creating Simple Terrain with MetaForm 1.1

This tutorial explores surface noise, surface turbulence and volume noise, and how they can be used to quickly create landscapes.

Added: 17 Nov 2004

Immolation 101 for MetaForm 1.1

This is an updated immolation tutorial which covers setting things on fire using MetaForm 1.1.

Added: 10 Nov 2004

MetaForm Quickstart

This is an online version of the MetaForm quickstart that comes with the MetaForm user guide. It aims to show you some of the basics of Surface-based modeling with MetaForm.

Added: 02 Nov 2004

MetaFlow Quickstart

This is an online version of the MetaFlow quickstart. In it, water emissions are added to the fountain prop made during the MetaForm quickstart.

Added: 02 Nov 2004

Creating Poser Props with MetaForm 1.1

This tutorial is intended to link the MetaForm and MetaFlow quickstarts, but is also useful on its own, as it describes MetaForm's new Spawn Prop command. This allows you to spawn and save out props with a few clicks, without leaving Poser.

Added: 02 Nov 2004

Using Presets for MetaForm 1.1

This is a presets tutorial for version 1.1 of MetaForm. The Presets system has been completely updated for MetaForm 1.1. The tutorial covers both loading and saving of presets for emitter and Surface props, as well as Poser props.

Added: 02 Nov 2004

Using Presets

MetaForm 1.02 Presets are a variation of Pose (pz2/p2z) files. They are applied to specific (MetaForm and MetaFlow) props rather than figures.

Immolation 101

An introduction to setting things on fire using stock Poser figures and MetaForm 1.02.