feeblemind

Helios enables the distributed rendering of 3D models building on open source technologies that are all 100% pure Java. The rendering engine is Sunflow with the distributed computations managed by the JGrid service-oriented Grid system that uses the Jini technology as its base. This is what is written on the homepage of the project. Puzzled? This simply means that using this piece of software, you will be able to enslave numerous computers from your own private network into an efficient Render Farm.

Read "Helios - Sunflow Distributed Rendering"

Using boids, it is easy to set animations with some prey/predator-like behaviour to some extend. In these cases, using Spherical Fieds emitters with negative Strength (repulsive, predators) or positive Strength (attractive, preys) will be quite easy and effective. Moreover, using the Die on Hit option (in the Extras panel) would prove useful also, when a predator successfully reaches a particle.

This tutorial is designed for Blender 2.50 and supplements Blender 2.50's release Logs about Boids particles systems. You need a SVN version of Blender to use it! Special thanks go to Janne Karhu for all the cool tips he provided me, both for the documentation and this tutorial.

Usage of Boids for a prey-predator simulation

Read "Setting a prey-predator relationship using Boids particles"

Ce didacticiel réunit des informations de base sur la compilation par vous-même de Blender à partir des sources SVN (ex-CVS).

Read "Compiler Blender sur une Kubuntu 7.10"

 This tutorial gathers basic information about compiling yourself Blender from the SVN (ex-CVS) sources.

Read "Compiling Blender for Kubuntu 7.10"

As I felt the need for some nice Sunflow icons, I just ripped these ones from the official logo.

Read "Sunflow icons for your desktops"