i wont disparage n-gon simps, or metaball metheads. Now that Rhino has Subd modelling, i am *slowly* getting used to the topological method of forethought that i generally dont have to deal with.
(Ok we had Tsplines, but Autodesk can lick my ass since they bought it out to put it in Fusion.)
(Ok we had Tsplines, but Autodesk can lick my ass since they bought it out to put it in Fusion.)
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
i wont disparage n-gon simps, or metaball metheads. Now that Rhino has Subd modelling, i am *slowly* getting used to the topological method of forethought that i generally dont have to deal with.
(Ok we had Tsplines, but Autodesk can lick my ass since they bought it out to put it in Fusion.)
(Ok we had Tsplines, but Autodesk can lick my ass since they bought it out to put it in Fusion.)
Anyways the quirk of the metaball is morphing whenever there's at least one more metaball close enough.
...If you played Pikmin 3 to the near end, there's a creature that's based on them, in real time.
...If you played Pikmin 3 to the near end, there's a creature that's based on them, in real time.
November 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Anyways the quirk of the metaball is morphing whenever there's at least one more metaball close enough.
...If you played Pikmin 3 to the near end, there's a creature that's based on them, in real time.
...If you played Pikmin 3 to the near end, there's a creature that's based on them, in real time.
A basic metaball like setup tht uses smoothGeo node to make it work like real metaballs. The displaceGeo I'd nvr heard of, but I really like it. Using noise fields for it's parameters. Very cool updates! #b3d #geometrynodes
October 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A basic metaball like setup tht uses smoothGeo node to make it work like real metaballs. The displaceGeo I'd nvr heard of, but I really like it. Using noise fields for it's parameters. Very cool updates! #b3d #geometrynodes
yeah like i said i started with ellipses to get some volume down before breaking them into paths
i wonder actually if some kinda metaball-but-2d situation would be viable
like ideally i'd specify the topological structure and then relative sizes and click "resolve" and it would JFDI
i wonder actually if some kinda metaball-but-2d situation would be viable
like ideally i'd specify the topological structure and then relative sizes and click "resolve" and it would JFDI
October 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
yeah like i said i started with ellipses to get some volume down before breaking them into paths
i wonder actually if some kinda metaball-but-2d situation would be viable
like ideally i'd specify the topological structure and then relative sizes and click "resolve" and it would JFDI
i wonder actually if some kinda metaball-but-2d situation would be viable
like ideally i'd specify the topological structure and then relative sizes and click "resolve" and it would JFDI
yep. each cube is only interested in raymarching within its own bounds. so i start the ray at the position on the front face, direction based on camera ray, end ray at backface. the actual metaball data it queries iirc is stored in a big buffer of cells, each containing a fixed # of ball positions
October 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
yep. each cube is only interested in raymarching within its own bounds. so i start the ray at the position on the front face, direction based on camera ray, end ray at backface. the actual metaball data it queries iirc is stored in a big buffer of cells, each containing a fixed # of ball positions
this is so neat, thanks so much for sharing! so it's rendering the front faces of each cube using a screen space raymarcher? for this you were able to keep all of the shaders constant, and use data passed and for metaball accountant position?
October 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
this is so neat, thanks so much for sharing! so it's rendering the front faces of each cube using a screen space raymarcher? for this you were able to keep all of the shaders constant, and use data passed and for metaball accountant position?
Pixel- Metaball Standing pose
October 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Pixel- Metaball Standing pose
Hm, I always thought guys liked Metaball or Intro stuff...
Guess I was wrong lol. I'll make something better.
Guess I was wrong lol. I'll make something better.
October 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Hm, I always thought guys liked Metaball or Intro stuff...
Guess I was wrong lol. I'll make something better.
Guess I was wrong lol. I'll make something better.
MetaBall Studios put out a Broken Arrow Incidents video today (h/t @vonaether.bsky.social) and I love their stuff but it's also extremely funny when they say shit like "if this bomb had gone off the city would have been severely impacted"
and like yeah no shit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8v9...
and like yeah no shit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8v9...
💥 The WORST Nuclear Weapons ACCIDENTS 💥 3D animation
YouTube video by MetaBallStudios
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
MetaBall Studios put out a Broken Arrow Incidents video today (h/t @vonaether.bsky.social) and I love their stuff but it's also extremely funny when they say shit like "if this bomb had gone off the city would have been severely impacted"
and like yeah no shit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8v9...
and like yeah no shit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8v9...
💥 The WORST Nuclear Weapons ACCIDENTS 💥 3D animation
YouTube video by MetaBallStudios
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
❤️🔥 exploring 💫 z infinite ♾️
3d fractal mandelbulbs swimming in metaball mirrors. 🪞
#3d
#design
#creations
#fractal
#infinite
#reflections &
#audioreactive #visuals
3d fractal mandelbulbs swimming in metaball mirrors. 🪞
#3d
#design
#creations
#fractal
#infinite
#reflections &
#audioreactive #visuals
September 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
❤️🔥 exploring 💫 z infinite ♾️
3d fractal mandelbulbs swimming in metaball mirrors. 🪞
#3d
#design
#creations
#fractal
#infinite
#reflections &
#audioreactive #visuals
3d fractal mandelbulbs swimming in metaball mirrors. 🪞
#3d
#design
#creations
#fractal
#infinite
#reflections &
#audioreactive #visuals
So I decided to plug a metaball in as the instance for a particle system. That was a mistake.
Making a collider surface with the 'sticky' value set extremely hight was an even worse mistake.
#blender #blender3d
Making a collider surface with the 'sticky' value set extremely hight was an even worse mistake.
#blender #blender3d
September 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
So I decided to plug a metaball in as the instance for a particle system. That was a mistake.
Making a collider surface with the 'sticky' value set extremely hight was an even worse mistake.
#blender #blender3d
Making a collider surface with the 'sticky' value set extremely hight was an even worse mistake.
#blender #blender3d
went to the yorkshire sculpture park today.
August 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
went to the yorkshire sculpture park today.
[Steam] (Other) MetaBall - Space Guide DLC Pack is free! See the /r/FreeGameFindings thread below.
#FGF#FreeGameFindings#Freehttps://redd.it/1mtpz5t
#FGF#FreeGameFindings#Freehttps://redd.it/1mtpz5t
August 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
[Steam] (Other) MetaBall - Space Guide DLC Pack is free! See the /r/FreeGameFindings thread below.
#FGF#FreeGameFindings#Freehttps://redd.it/1mtpz5t
#FGF#FreeGameFindings#Freehttps://redd.it/1mtpz5t
I love these MetaBall Studios videos. Regular reminder of how vast the natural and man-made world is and how little of it I've seen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-q...
🔥 The Most COLOSSAL BRIDGES in the WORLD 🔥
YouTube video by MetaBallStudios
www.youtube.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I love these MetaBall Studios videos. Regular reminder of how vast the natural and man-made world is and how little of it I've seen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-q...
Playing around with POPs and the new metaball operator in @josefpelz.bsky.social ‘s T3D Toolkit 🌈
#touchdesigner #realtime #motiongraphics #animation #newmedia #art #newmediaart #vfx
#touchdesigner #realtime #motiongraphics #animation #newmedia #art #newmediaart #vfx
July 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Playing around with POPs and the new metaball operator in @josefpelz.bsky.social ‘s T3D Toolkit 🌈
#touchdesigner #realtime #motiongraphics #animation #newmedia #art #newmediaart #vfx
#touchdesigner #realtime #motiongraphics #animation #newmedia #art #newmediaart #vfx
There's a further process to this but you can "join" 2 meshes together (in object mode) if you select both then right click. With metaballs, you can use Convert to > Mesh and they are actually connected by verticies. A metaball might be better for that halo.
July 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
There's a further process to this but you can "join" 2 meshes together (in object mode) if you select both then right click. With metaballs, you can use Convert to > Mesh and they are actually connected by verticies. A metaball might be better for that halo.
If you put meatballs in thick enough gravy they become metaball meatballs.
June 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
If you put meatballs in thick enough gravy they become metaball meatballs.
Can't wait for the new metaball animation style in UIKit 🤪
June 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Can't wait for the new metaball animation style in UIKit 🤪
Hello! here's part 4 of comic!
2 friends (totally not gay and not virgin) is competing whose muscles is stronger and powerful!
you can check 8 pages of KOR/ENG version below :3
https://www.patreon.com/c/Metaball
2 friends (totally not gay and not virgin) is competing whose muscles is stronger and powerful!
you can check 8 pages of KOR/ENG version below :3
https://www.patreon.com/c/Metaball
May 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Hello! here's part 4 of comic!
2 friends (totally not gay and not virgin) is competing whose muscles is stronger and powerful!
you can check 8 pages of KOR/ENG version below :3
https://www.patreon.com/c/Metaball
2 friends (totally not gay and not virgin) is competing whose muscles is stronger and powerful!
you can check 8 pages of KOR/ENG version below :3
https://www.patreon.com/c/Metaball
No, it's a floor metaball!
May 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
No, it's a floor metaball!