Streaking water trail following a speedboat

[Brinson]

LWers,

I am trying to create a trail like you would see if watching a boat race. The way the boat engine throws the water up behind the boat is my goal. Any help would be appreciated.

[Arte]

Originally posted by Brinson
LWers,

I am trying to create a trail like you would see if watching a boat race. The way the boat engine throws the water up behind the boat is my goal. Any help would be appreciated.

Parent a null to the boat engine and use it to control the wake from the surface editor. You can do this with a simple greyscale image.

If you want to "displace" water too, do the same thing with a bump displacement but remember to change the subdivision order in the object properties panel. Can't remember which it is for subdivision displacement.

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[Brinson]

Arte,

Thanks for the feedback. I will give your suggestions a try.