Slice plane animation in max

[Neilg]

I'm animating an object building up by using a lot of slice planes and particles over different objects, but the slices flicker all over the place when I render them - the mesh jumps around sometimes.

Ive changed it from polygonal mode to triangle based slicing, but it's still doing it a bit. Anyone know of a good way to fix it? Or to animate an object in a similar method that doesnt take a ridiculous amount of time?

It's gone pretty smoothly so far, just these odd flickers that wont go away

[dellis]

I've seen this done successfully with ProBooleans. Its also possible by using animated clipping planes in a camera....but that has obvious limitations.

[dbibb]

subdividing your mesh (as much as your computer can handle) before slicing it might work.

I think clifton santiago posted a link a few days ago to a plugin you can buy that does a better job than the built in functions.

edit: can't seem to find the post now. Anybody else remember it?

[instinct]

ScalpelMax maybe ?

http://cebas.com/products/products.p...8-33-788&PID=6

[dbibb]

Yup, that was it.

[Rt3]

cebas has really bad customer service. I gave up on using their product after many un-answered emails.

[jonahhawk]

Second that on the bad service. We wanted to upgrade PsdManager... but never a response.

Great plugins, just bad customer service.

[stilgarna]

Agree...

Same here with Final Toon... bad service... no answer... agressive reply... etc..

[Neilg]

ScalpelMax maybe ?

http://cebas.com/products/products.p...8-33-788&PID=6

Anyone got any experience with this then? Does it completley fix all problems, or just do a marginally better job? I'm rocking some tests with subdivision at the moment, but ive got a feeling thats going to cause problems with the sheer number of objects ive got animated anyway.

All the shots are being re-timed now aswell, although I dont know what to, the only english speaking client is away until thursday and the boss is away until saturday so I cant run a purchase by him. And the deadline is next wednesday :/

This is going to be so much fun, haha.