[RELEASED] Magica Cloth

ok i be back when you do make support thanks tho

 

If you have any biped character with the Full Body Biped Ik and the Grounder IK, you should be able to see the feet iks work when on a ramp or stairs etc. If the character has Magica Bone Cloth elements, you should see them vibrate.

 

Hi:

I want a character to pull from a cloth. The cloth is holding from another object, then the character pulls from it to see what is behind it. The cloth has to fall to the floor. Is it possible to apply forces to the cloths made with Magica Cloth? The other option I have to do this effect is simulate with Houdini and try to use Alembic in Unity (which is something I have never tried)...

 

Thank you for the detailed information.
I will test it here.

 

Hello.
The ability to grab and pull the cloth is currently under development.
The work is a little late and it will take another month.
However, there are no plans to tear the cloth.
In addition, it is still possible to give force such as a blast to the cloth.
Use the following API for this:
* AddForce (..);

https://magicasoft.jp/en/basecloth-2/

 

Hi, I have a question about Magica Bone Cloth configuration. To simplify my question, I use two chain of nodes and you can check the upload img1 & img2. The Bone Cloth component 1 takes the "Main Root" as its root and marks all tie nodes as invalid. While the Bone Cloth component 2 takes the "Tie Root" as its root. Is such configuration correct？

I find out that when the Bone Cloth component 1 is enabled, the "Node3" sometimes appears in a very strange position (img3). Is this because Tie Nodes are nested in "Node3"?

Any suggestions for this scenario? Thanks a lot!

 

Hello.
Unfortunately, BoneCloth cannot be parent-child.
Currently, the only operation that can be performed is to use one BoneCloth and set the movement point as shown in the image.

 

I was thinking about picking up Final IK during the sale, so if you find anything and can share it that would be awesome

 

Update: 1.8.5

v1.8.5 has been released on the Asset Store!
http://u3d.as/1Hzx

A mode has been added to teleport while maintaining the simulation.
It can be set from the World Influence panel.

Release Note:
Added: Added a mode to teleport while preserving the simulation.
Added: Added Keep Teleport API.
Improvement: Reduced vibration caused by collision detection.
Improvement: Improved future prediction algorithms to reduce simulation vibrations.
Fix: Fixed an issue where the mesh disappeared due to an error when using Global Collider.
Fix: Fixed an issue that caused an error at runtime when copying / pasting component data in the editor.

https://magicasoft.jp/en/release-note-2/

 

Thanks for reply.
Just curious, what problems will cause if BoneCloth is parent-child? If I want to make BoneCloth parent-child in a code way, is there any suggestion?
Thanks!

 

When BoneCloth has a parent-child structure, it is usually inconsistent unless calculations are performed in the order from parent to child.
But in Magica Cloth, the Job System does everything in parallel.
Therefore, it is not possible to form a parent-child structure.
This cannot be easily fixed at design time.
If you forcibly build a parent-child structure for the above reasons, multiple reads and writes to bones will occur, and various problems will occur in position and rotation depending on the processing order of threads.

 

Let me ask you one question about this issue.
Are you using FinalIK's CharacterThirdPerson script to move the character in question?
If not, is the character moved with FixedUpdate ()?

 

Hi, it started happening again when upgrading from 1.8.4 to 1.8.5. I had to go back to 1.8.4 for the fix to work.

I'm using a plugin called Kinematic Character Controller to move my character. Is a rigidbody based character controller, so it moves during the FixedUpdate. I think that if you move a rigidbody based character (FixedUpdate), use Final IK Grounder IK, and then use Bone Cloth, you should see the issue.

 

Thank you for your reply.
This is a known issue that causes vibrations when moving a character with FixedUpdate.
Many users have pointed out this problem, and we would like to fix it as soon as possible.
However, it will be a little difficult work, so it will take a little longer.
If possible, I would like to resolve it by the end of the year, so please wait for a while.

 

Hello, I've found an issue related with MagicaBoneCloth.
I have some characters that are prefab variants of a baseCharacter prefab. They contains a mesh prefab with MagicaBoneCloth component. When I do changes on my character variant, prefab variant is applied to the prefab base (and to itself, but this is ok, of course).

The work around I've found is to press on MagicaBoneCloth Create button every time I edit the prefab variant.

Image of one of my character variants https://imgur.com/a/R7XTvHW

Any advice? Thanks!

 

Hi, In some situation, I have to reset influence target in rumtime. But when I use MagicaMeshCloth.InfluenceTarget, it doesn't work. can someone give an example?
Thanks!

 

Hello.
Thank you for reporting the bug!
I was able to confirm the problem here as well.
This seems to be a bug where cloth data is saved as a sub-asset on the parent prefab side when the prefab is nested.
I will fix it, so please take a moment.

 

Hello.
Unfortunately, the Influence Target cannot be changed at runtime.
This should be set to the [Hip] bone etc. in the case of this dress when designing with the editor.
By the way, under what circumstances do you want to switch?

 

Hello.
In runtime，I need to clone a new character with MagicaCloth and use the Animation Retargeting to copy bone information，in this case，the Influence Target will be missing. so I want to reset it. Do you have some advice？

 

I understand roughly.
Will an API that replaces the InfluenceTarget solve this problem?

 

OK, thanks for your advice!

 

understood.
I think it's possible, so I'll provide an API that allows you to change the Influence Target to runtime in the next version.
However, I think that the update will probably be next year because my main job is busy this month and the work is not progressing easily.

 

Can i use this on mesh’s that doesn’t have bone? Just strictly using the mesh/vertices as the “bones”? I have a character and her hair doesn’t have bones. It’s just a pony tail. Can I add MagicaCloth to JUST THE BONELESS HAIR to animated it moving while she runs?

I ask because on your description, it says:

• Implement BoneCloth driven by Bone (Transform) and MeshCloth driven by mesh
• MeshCloth can also work with skinning mesh

 

Yes, set it as a Mesh Cloth if you do. The screenshots and gifs I have earlier in the thread are all on meshes, such as skirts and hair, that do not have any bones in them.

 

Yes, it is possible to work with a mesh that does not contain bones.
Please refer to the following two documents.

<MeshCloth Start Guide>
https://magicasoft.jp/en/magicaclothmeshclothstart-2/

<Skirt by MeshCloth>
https://magicasoft.jp/en/meshclothskirtguide-2/

 

Just bought and install... got all of these errors.

 

Never mind! Problem solved, I forgot to install Jobs and Burst.

 

Hi @hoshos,

how can i assign the coefficients to the vertices of the cloth via script from vertex colors in the 3d model?

Like this: https://github.com/dantreble/UnityC.../master/Assets/Editor/ClothVertColorWizard.cs

 

Hello.
Unfortunately, we are currently unable to implement this feature.
This is because some internal data structures need to be modified to implement this feature.
However, we have received requests from several people to paint with vertex colors, so we would like to consider implementing it in the future.

 

Hi, thanks for the great tool, our animator tested it for days and told us it is very good. But we have similar problem that is, we need runtime construction feature, since our game allow players to adjust/edit/cut their cloth at runtime. Hope you can support that, Thanks!!!

 

Can you clarify what

• No native plugin

means?

 

Hello.
First, creating such a cloth-simulation requires high performance and is almost impossible to implement in Unity C #.
It's too slow in C #.
Therefore, until now, it was necessary to create a native plugin (DLL) for each platform and implement it outside Unity.
However, the implementation in DLL is compatible with the execution terminal, and troubles such as crashes occur frequently.
That's why Unity Burst Compiler + Job System was developed.
By using this system, C # can be executed at high speed and in multiple threads.
MagicaCloth is implemented by this Burst, eliminating the need for native plugins (DLLs).

 

We make our player characters with Reallusion's Character Creator. Can we use Magica Cloth?

 

Hello.
I haven't used Reallusion's Character Creator before, so I can't give a definite answer.
However, if this tool is a type that creates characters externally, MagicaCloth is probably available.
On the contrary, MagicaCloth cannot be used if it is a type that generates characters while Unity is running.
This is because there is no function to generate data during execution.

 

@hoshos Hi, just checking in and seeing how cloth grab is coming along

 

Hello.
The function to grab seems to take a little longer.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

As a work policy, we give top priority to defect correction and implement the next most requested function.
There were many bug reports in December, and most of them took time to fix this.
This fix will be released as v1.8.6 early next year.

And next year's work, there is a problem that MagicaCloth does not work well when animating characters with FixedUpdate, and there are many requests, so we plan to give priority to this work.
Therefore, the function to grab is likely to be after that.

 

Hi! Please help!

I am looking for some answers. Please check below code snap and read comments of questions.

Thanks

Code (CSharp):

1.     [SerializeField] MagicaRenderDeformer renderDeformer;
2.     [SerializeField] MagicaVirtualDeformer virtualDeformer;
3.     [SerializeField] MagicaMeshCloth meshCloth;
4.  
5. void Start() {
6.         var skinRender = this.GetComponentInChildren<SkinnedMeshRenderer>();
7.         renderDeformer = skinRender.gameObject.AddComponent<MagicaRenderDeformer>();
8.         renderDeformer.CreateData();
9.  
10.         GameObject vdObject = new GameObject("virtualDeformer");
11.         virtualDeformer=vdObject.gameObject.AddComponent<MagicaVirtualDeformer>();
12.         vdObject.transform.SetParent(this.transform);
13.         //How can i add magica renderDeformer object to Render Deformer List of virtualDeformer ?
14.  
15.  
16.         GameObject mcObject = new GameObject("meshCloth");
17.         meshCloth = mcObject.gameObject.AddComponent<MagicaMeshCloth>();
18.         mcObject.transform.SetParent(this.transform);
19.         //How can i add magica virtualDeformer object to Virtual Deformer of MagicaMeshCloth's MainSetup ?
20.         //How can i load preset ?
21.     }

 

Hello.
Unfortunately, MagicaCloth data cannot be generated at runtime.
All data must be pre-created before execution.
However, there are many requests for this project, so we plan to improve it.
However, it will take a considerable amount of time because it needs to be reviewed from the design.

 

Hello again,
Is there any update about this? It's very hard to work around.

Thank you and happy new year.

 

Update: 1.8.6

v1.8.6 has been released on the Asset Store!
http://u3d.as/1Hzx

This time it's almost a bug FIX.
It resolves global collider issues, TimeScale = 0 issues, prefabricated nesting issues, and more.

Release Note:
Added: Added API to switch Influence Target.
Improvement: Turned off the Breast preset limit axis
Improvement: Changed to perform mesh shaping process per vertex instead of per mesh when the number of meshes is small.
Improvement: Improved the reduction algorithm of Virtual Deformer.
Fix: Fixed a bug where the global collider would cause an error in some situations and the mesh would not be drawn.
Fix: Fixed an issue where setting TimeScale = 0 would cause an error in some situations
Fix: Fixed an issue where data would be saved in the wrong prefab if the prefab had a parent-child relationship
Fix: Fixed an issue where particles would sway after teleporting when Keep Teleporting during rotation
Fix: Fixed an issue where the simulation would not run on the second boot when ReloadDomain in Enter Play Mode Settings was turned off.

https://magicasoft.jp/en/release-note-2/

 

Hello.
V1.8.6 was just released to resolve the prefab nesting issue.
If you still have problems with this version, please report it.
I will investigate.

 

Hello Hoshos! Have you decided not to add standard colliders? Or are there still chances?

 

Hello, I have tried it and it still happens. Prefab variant changes applied to root prefab.
Hope you can find the issue.
Thank you.

 

Hello.
My mesh vertex count bigger 65535.
Possible disable limit and use bigger vertex count model?

 

Hello.
Excuse me, what are standard colliders?
Is it a mesh collider or a Unity collider?

 

Sorry, v1.8.6 still has a bug with the prefab variant.
This issue will be fixed in the next v1.8.7.
Just in case, I sent the download link of v1.8.7.preview1 currently under development to your [InBox].
I think this version fixes a problem with the variant.
I would appreciate it if you could test it.

 

Hello.
There is a plan, but the implementation time is undecided because the priority is low.
However, cloth simulation of vertices over 65535 is quite heavy.
Therefore, if possible, it is better to reduce the number of vertices with reduction software etc. to get better results.

 

Unity standard colliders , for environments, self colliding and etc.

 

If that ends up fixing it, would it be possible to get a copy of this as well? I somehow missed this and then thought it was a Unity issue haha

 

Hello.
Can you please help me with this issue? Im trying to create item clothing where i have prefab with just skinnedMeshRenderer that i later put on character if he equip specific item.

Spoiler: Screenshots

As you can see on first screenshot, if i put prefab into level and adjust everything, deformers will tell me that everything is fine and saved. But if i look at prefab itself (or i will try to spawn this prefab later ingame), deformers will tell me that they have error in them so they will not work (see second screenshot).
Is there any possible way to fix this or "hack" myself so it will work?

Edit: I have cached all bones from character i originally created this item with deformers. Maybe if there will be option for me to just "send them" later when i spawn this prefab into deformers, it will work?