Archive republication: This article was originally published on 16 February 2021. It has been translated into English and lightly updated for clarity while preserving the original reporting and context.
SIGGRAPH Course
In this feature-length SIGGRAPH 2020 presentation, Theodore Kim of Yale University and David Eberle of Pixar Animation Studios discussed dynamic deformables.
Dynamic Materials
Dynamic deformables include materials such as character clothing that respond to body shape and movement. A well-known Pixar example is Boo’s shirt in Monsters, Inc.
The course covered practical system design, solver performance and Pixar’s approach to difficult collision-detection problems. The material reflects 2020 research and production methods; evaluate the assumptions and test solver stability before production use.
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