[RELEASED] Magica Cloth

Thanks!

 

Hi! In my game I have a component that must call a custom method after Magica Cloth done all it's operations.
I was calling this method at the end of AfterLateUpdate() in MagicaPhysicsManager.cs but after 1.9.0 update I can't reference any outside scripts from Magica Cloth because asmdef preventing this.
Is there another way of calling custom method after Magica Cloth done moving all transforms?

 

hello.
Certainly, since it corresponds to Unity Assembly Definition, such a demerit also occurs.
However, please understand that Unity Assembly Definition should be dealt with as a library.
It's a solution to the problem, but I think deleting the asmdef file will work as before.
If you are in a hurry, try this method.
And in the next version, we will be able to register callbacks before and after each calculation.

 

Tha

Thanks! Callback support sounds like a good solution.

 

Hi, which MagicaCloth system is best for making the feathers of wings follow the flow of the wing animation?

 

Okay, not sure if BoneCloth is the best way to do it, but that's what I went with. I noticed some feathers tend to rotate and point in ways they shouldn't. How might I go about restricting it?

@hoshos , what would you recommend for doing wings?

 

Hello.
As you say, BoneCloth is perfect for such wings.
It seems that the wings move a lot when you move, so it may be good to limit it so that it does not move too much.
There are two ways to do this.

(1) Angle limit
You can limit the maximum angle at which the wing bends by setting the Clamp Rotation parameter.

https://magicasoft.jp/en/paramater-clamp-rotation-2/

This makes it possible to suppress sudden changes in angle.

(2) Movement / rotation effect
https://magicasoft.jp/en/paramater-world-influence-2/

You can set how much the movement and rotation of the main body are captured by [Movement Influence] and [Rotation Influence] of the [World Influence] parameter.
By lowering this, it is possible to suppress the influence of movement.
Also, by lowering [Max Move Speed], you can prevent a sudden force from being applied even if the character moves at high speed.
When setting these values, be sure to set the bone that is the center of the [Influence Target] movement.
In the case of wings, the chest bone is probably good.

Finally, in the video, the wings appear to behave a bit strangely.
Is the character moved by Update ()? Or is it done with FixedUpdate ()?

 

The character moves in FixedUpdate, good catch. I switched the update mode from Normal to Unity Physics.

For easier testing, I turned off BoneCloth for one of the wings. I have a Clamp Rotation set to 30, but I still see the feathers 'spinning' or turning up/down when I move up and down. Do you know why they might be doing that even with a clamped rotation?

If you have Discord, perhaps I could show you in realtime and that would be faster.

 

This is certainly something wrong.
FixedUpdate () It is correct to set the update mode to [Unity Physics] when moving.
Do you have a collider?
If so, try turning off the collider once.

Also, try setting a simple [DynamicBoneStyle_PonyHair] etc. from the preset once.
Does this change the movement?
https://magicasoft.jp/en/magica-cloth-preset-2/

If possible, could you please give me an image that shows the structure of the wing Transform?
It looks like this:


Discord is not currently available.
This is because I am Japanese and it takes time to translate and understand the content.
I'm sorry, but please understand.

 

I started with the PonyHair preset but have made modifications. I found the PonyHair preset looked the best, but have been trying to figure out why the feathers spin when I move up and down.





The wings do not have a collider.

 

Thank you for the detailed information.
I found the wings are mesh connected.



Mesh connections keep skirts and other structures strong, but wing structures like this one may not be suitable.
Is this Mesh connection intended?
If not, try reverting the Mesh connection back to the Line connection and testing.

 

It was originally set to Line. I changed it to Mesh to see if it would fix the spinning feathers problem, but it did not.

Should I just send you a sample project so you can test it yourself?

 

It would be helpful if you had sample data.
Can I get it?

 

Is there any way to have the cloth and bone simulations run, but only update them visually for the player during certain frames?

I'm aiming for a stylized, choppy animation look.

 

Hello.
I'm sorry, I don't understand the question probably because of the translation.
Could you explain a little more concretely?
MagicaCloth supports pause and slow play of simulations, as well as distance or manual stop and resume.
Perhaps it's an animation like Pingu?

 

Yes! Just like that. Cloth that is only updated on certain frames.

 

This is a very beginner question but I'm creating a game with lots of combat and I want to create swappable cloaks on my main character. I want to create maybe 3 different types of cloaks and be able to change the color or material of those 3 different types, is this possible. Like below, and also ones with no hood. How high is the learning curve for something like this and is it possible using Magica Cloth?

Also, I apologize if this isn't the correct type of question to ask in this forum, just wanted to know before I make the purchase.

Thanks, this system looks amazing btw!

 

Hello.
You'll probably play the animation frame-skipping, but MagicaCloth doesn't have a skip feature.
Repeated pauses rarely update the simulation.
So I'm sorry, but it's probably difficult to achieve.

 

Hello.
When implementing such a cloak, I think it is better to first make the cloak itself follow the human body by skinning.
In other words, make sure your cloak doesn't collapse when you run or perform combat actions.
On top of that, the Magica Cloth rocks the underside of the cloak for added realism.
This is the most robust implementation.

BoneCloth is available if the cloak is implemented by bones, otherwise MeshCloth is available.
https://magicasoft.jp/en/bonecloth-start-2/
https://magicasoft.jp/en/magicaclothmeshclothstart-2/

The system has already been implemented for dressing up.
See the following documentation:
https://magicasoft.jp/en/dress-up-start-2/

If dressing is implemented on a different system, all cloth-component bones will need to be manually replaced.
This is possible with the following API:
https://magicasoft.jp/en/corecomponent-2/

However, doing this requires some programming knowledge.

If you want to test before you buy, please let us know as there is an evaluation version.
Thank you.

 

Hi, does this package also work with Unity 2019 and above?

 

Hello.
Yes!
MagicaCloth is available in all Unity 2018.4 and later versions.

 

Update: 1.9.1

v1.9.1 has been released on the Asset Store!
http://u3d.as/1Hzx

The problem that the angle limit is set by Clamp Rotation but it collapses when a strong force is applied has been improved.
The left is the conventional one and the right is the one after the repair. (Limited angle is 0.0-15.0)


This can be adjusted with the new Velocity Limit parameter.
It is also possible to reproduce the previous movement by setting it to 0.0.


Release Note:
Added: Added OnPreUpdate / OnPostUpdate events to PhysicsManager.
Added: Added [Velocity Limit] parameter to Clamp Rotation.
Clamp Rotation is stabilized by limiting the speed according to the moving speed.
This can be set back to v1.9.0 or earlier by setting it to 0.0.
Improvement: Fixed the problem that the angle limitation by Clamp Rotation is invalidated when a strong force is applied. [Velocity Limit] parameter.
Fix: Fixed an issue where the Surface Penetration debug line was not displayed during execution.

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

 

Hey guys, so I've been using MagicCloth flawlessly, but when I updated to the latest unity I now get this error when tring to create a new cloth mesh. Please see photo attached. Please keep in mind that when I up dated it was not working and giving me " the mesh cloth is in a state error - error 300"

So I deleted the component and re-implemented it, and now I get this error attached How do i fix this? It was working perfectly before.

 

Hello.
I want to investigate this issue but I can't find the error line.
Could you please tell me the version of Unity and MagicaCloth before the update and the version of Unity and MagicaCloth after the update?

 

Latest versions of all. but I have some good news, I tried it two more times and it seems to be working now.

 

I do have another error showing:

"Assembly for Assembly Definition File 'Assets/MagicaCloth/Scripts/Editor/MagicaCloth.Editor.asmdef' will not be compiled, because it has no scripts associated with it.
UnityEditor.Scripting.ScriptCompilation.EditorCompilationInterface:TickCompilationPipeline (UnityEditor.Scripting.ScriptCompilation.EditorScriptCompilationOptions,UnityEditor.BuildTargetGroup,UnityEditor.BuildTarget,string[])"

 

Probably the effect of 1.9.0 corresponding to Unity Assembly Definition.
Due to this correspondence, the directory structure has changed.
Therefore, sorry to trouble you, but please delete all the folders of MagicaCloth and import the assets again (clean installation).

 

Yes I did hat it it seems to fixed the issue

 

Hello I'm having a similar issue as @QbAnYtO

I downloaded the latest version of Magica Cloth in the Asset Store (1.9.1). I did a clean install in a new project. I'm using Unity 2019.4.8 LTS.

I'm attempting to make the scarf on my character move with physics. I did the following steps:

Added a MagicaRenderDeformer to the scarf mesh.
Created a Magica Virtual Deformer and registered the scarf on the Render Deformer List.
I clicked the Create button in the MagicaVirtualDeformer and it threw me an ArgumentOutOfRangeException.

I'm attaching screenshots and also the complete call stack for the error.

The model I'm using is Rigged using Mixamo's autorigging. It can play animations for Humanoid characters just fine. Is there a special requirement related to the bones or how the meshes are weighted?

 

Hello.
I have confirmed the error.
There seems to be something wrong with the model.
However, this error alone did not reveal the details of the problem.
Would you please give me an FBX file for this character if possible to solve this problem?

I received the same content in the support email, so it would be helpful if you could attach the FBX to the support email or send me a download link etc. to my [InBox] on this forum.

 

hey there! Magica cloth is running smoothly without issues! Its an amzing extension to Unity! However, since upgrading to 2020.2 and also the newest Magica Cloth version, I am getting dozens of these
Assets\MagicaCloth\Core\Deformer\Component\Editor\MagicaRenderDeformerInspector.cs(15,30): error CS0115: 'MagicaRenderDeformerInspector.OnInspectorGUI()': no suitable method found to override

and hundreds of these
Assets\MagicaCloth\Core\Utility\CustomEditor\Editor\EditorInspectorUtility.cs(1036,44): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'SerializedProperty' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

errors when trying to build the project.
Is there any solution to this at this point?

 

Hello.
Probably the effect of 1.9.0 corresponding to Unity Assembly Definition.
The directory structure has changed in response to this.
Try deleting the current MagicaCloth folder permanently and re-importing 1.9.1 again. (Clean installation)

 

Thanks a lot for solving it! You were right! The FBX was somehow different and had broken references to the bones. Reimported it from another folder and it worked perfectly!

Loving Magica Cloth!

 

I was relieved that the problem was solved.
If you have problems again, please contact us.
Thank you.

 

Hi,
We are stuck in a collision issue on Android mobile build but working fine in Unity 2020.1 Editor, I am attaching the screenshots of front, side and back view screen shots from both editor and Android device
Editor Screenshots:

Android Screenshots:

 

Hello.
MagicaCloth uses the [Mathematics] library for calculations, so there should be no difference on the platform.
It is possible that the Android frame rate is extremely low compared to the PC.
Do you know some FPS on the Android side?
If the frame rate falls below 30 FPS, the simulation will be adversely affected.
Also, this is a guideline, but Magica Cloth is unfortunately not a very advanced cloth simulation.
Since this emphasizes speed, the number of iterations is smaller than that of general cloth simulation, and the calculation system is not very high.

Also, there is currently no mesh collider that works with skinning.
For this reason, it is not suitable for clothing that adheres to the skin as shown in the image.
Please be aware of this point.

Thank you.

 

It was working before. I have tested that cloth simulate above 40 FPS. Please check below debug.

SystemInfo CPU = ARM64 FP ASIMD AES, Cores = 8, Memory = 3739mb
02-23 18:00:46.796 5444 5521 I Unity : Built from '2020.1/staging' branch, Version '2020.1.0b11 (de513167607b)', Build type 'Release', Scripting Backend 'mono', CPU 'armeabi-v7a', Stripping 'Disabled'
02-23 18:00:48.458 5444 5521 E Unity : Unable to find lib_burst_0_0
02-23 18:00:48.459 5444 5521 E Unity : Unable to find _burst_0_0

 

I'm currently working on a cloak, like a superman's cloak, but I have a lot of attacks, need special animations to control the general movement, and I want to simulate the physics with Magicabonecloth, but the current version doesn't seem to deal with the combination of animation and Magicabonecloth properties, what should I do?

 

Cloak effects such as <<Batman Arkham Knight>>, when the Batman Hit NPC

 

Hello.
Thank you for the detailed information.
The frame rate is heavy, but if it is 40fps, it will behave like a PC.
This may be a bug.
Would you please package the prefab of this set up character if you like? (Or the smallest project)
Then we will investigate here.

 

Hello.
Let me ask you a few questions.
First, is the character's cloak animated?
In other words, does the cloak deform to some extent due to animation even when Magica Cloth is not used?

 

yes, the cloak deform to some extent due to animation even when Magica Cloth is not used.

I wanted to animate the general movement of the cloak and then overlay the physics of the MagicaCloth with a value in between.For example, if this value of 1 is completely controlled by MagicaCloth, and this value of 0 is completely controlled by animation, in between, the fusion is based on weight

 

Thank you for the explanation.
If the cloak is pre-animated, please note the following points when adjusting.

(1) Turn off gravity
Since the cloak is already animated, it is better to turn off or weaken the gravity.

(2) Restore Rotation / Clamp Rotation
https://magicasoft.jp/en/paramater-gravity-2/
Both of these try to keep the shape in the initial state, so it may be better to set this parameter weakly as well.

(3) World Influence
https://magicasoft.jp/en/paramater-world-influence-2/
Specifies how much the particles are affected when the character moves.
You may want to first set the Influence Target to Chest and then set the Movement Influence to a lower value.
This will prevent the cloak from deforming as the character moves.

(4) Blend Weight
Finally, the BlendWeight parameter allows you to change the blend ratio between the original animation and the cloth simulation.

By using this, it is possible to turn off the cloth simulation during a specific motion such as during an attack.
This parameter can be controlled from the following API:
<float BlendWeight>
https://magicasoft.jp/en/basecloth-2/
Also, this blend ratio can be manipulated from Animation under the name [User Blend Weight].

In the case of BoneCloth, it may be better to set and adjust [DynamicBoneStyle_LongHair] from the preset first.

 

Thank you for your time, I also yesterday I made some operation, and the ability to cloak in the animation controls and MagicaCloth simulation control switch between cape, such as when I walk, cloak completely controlled by MagicaCloth, then attack, the effect of the animation and animation control cloak, but now there is a problem, is not very good at the end of the animation from the animation control by blendWeight cloak to MagicaCloth control.

 

and I find code: basecloth.cs - > UpdateBlend() -> SetUserEnable(blend < 0.01f), that means I must set the blendWeight Less than 0.01 suddenly. But the cape effect I need should much more smooth. So, Is there a way I can use to change from MagicaCloth to Animation Control smoothly, and also smoothly from Animation Control to MagicaCloth

 

The fade-in / fade-out of the original and cloth simulations is designed to be controlled by BlendWeight.
Therefore, if BlendWeight is not functioning properly, there is a possibility of a malfunction.
Let's investigate this issue a bit.
Please give me some time.

 

I tried assigning magica colliders to bone cloths at runtime, and got this error

Code (CSharp):

1. System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index {0} is out of range of '{1}' Length.
2. Thrown from job: MagicaCloth.PhysicsManagerParticleData.CopyBoneToParticleJob
3. This Exception was thrown from a job compiled with Burst, which has limited exception support. Turn off burst (Jobs -> Burst -> Enable Compilation) to inspect full exceptions & stacktraces

Here's my code

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2.           foreach (Transform item in charaHair.GetComponentsInChildren<Transform>())
3.            {
4.                var magica = item.GetComponentInChildren<MagicaBoneCloth>();
5.                magicaBone.Add(magica);
6.            }
7.  
8.            foreach(var item in magicaBone)
9.             {
10.                foreach(var col in magicaCollider)
11.                 {
12.                    item.AddCollider(col);
13.                 }
14.             }

 

Hi, I tried to limit the number of vertices (<600) but Magica Cloth is still using too much computer ressources. What are the best practices?

 

Hi, first of all I like the result of the cloth sim.

I have found two pretty severe saving bugs that messes things up for us.

1. meshclothData and selectionData are saved inside the prefab and never removed and then when you save it again it creates another one. We need a way to clear the old ones away and it should have been saving over the initial one anyway. I will attach a snippet of the duplicate data being saved into my prefab with your cloth sim components. I am using meshcloth for our cape and cloak. I am using version v 1.9.1

2. I do not think you are using the following events below correctly.

PrefabUtility.prefabInstanceUpdated += OnPrefabInstanceUpdate;
PrefabStage.prefabStageClosing += OnPrefabStageClosing;
PrefabStage.prefabSaving += OnPrefabSaving;

Because it keeps saving over my hero prefab asset when I am not even touching the prefab, this is very troubling for us, I think I might have to add some sort of save disabling bool to your code just to stop that from happening. These issues seems extra bad when I save inside a prefabscene. We have changes to this prefab in different scenes and those scene changes get saved to our prefab when we save the scene ect.

Edit: It seems to be on row 344-352 in sharedataprefabextension.cs
Where you save on else and else is being run more often that you think.
PrefabUtility.SaveAsPrefabAssetAndConnect(instance, savePrefabPath, InteractionMode.AutomatedAction);

such as when you reimport

 

Don't worry. Take your time! and I tryed like this: boneCloth.UserBlendWeight = Mathf.Lerp(1, 0, Time.deltaTime), when it changed from Animation Control to MagicaCloth control, the cape will trembling.