Reply To: Physics Nobel to Big Bangers

[jamesr]

Carrera has got most features you could ever need, but as with any 3D package there are so many controls & different ways of doing things that they take years to master. You’re doing pretty good so far. I agree a certain amount of artistic license is needed when trying to make something visually appealing. Particularly things like your choice to have less cathodes as it makes the whole thing less cluttered and easier to see whats going on.

However, like Brian said I think if you can get a little closer to the shape of the anode in the photos of the real FF-1 it will be easier for people to relate them.

I found this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYH-ZVNGXVE of someones demonstration of using objects as a light source in Carrera – it would be so cool if you can do this with the plasma.

One last comment.. the sheath part of the plasma seems to go back down a bit at the end, rather than carrying on and fading out. Essentially the sheath needs look as if it is collapsing into, and becoming, the filaments. Then when the filaments reach the focus you want a bright flash before the beam shoots out.