Maya Nonlinear Wave Deformer | Water Ripples Animation | Maya tips & tricks 10

In this series on the Maya Nonlinear Deformers. A quick guide to where and how to use the Wave deformer.

🎯 Key Points: Wave Deformer in Maya
✅ 1. Best Meshes to Use
Works beautifully on planes, strips, or elongated objects.

Perfect for flags, ripples, energy pulses, or flowing motion.

✅ 2. Apply the Deformer
Select your object → Deform → Nonlinear → Wave.

A manipulator appears—ready to animate waveforms across the mesh.

✅ 3. Understand Core Attributes
Amplitude – Controls wave height. Higher = taller waves.

Wavelength – Controls distance between wave peaks. Small value = tighter ripples.

Offset – Animates the wave flowing through the object.

Dropoff – Softens wave impact near edges. Great for fade-out effects.

Axis – Controls the direction of wave travel (X, Y, or Z).

✅ 4. How to Animate the Wave
Use the Offset attribute for animation:

Frame 1 → Offset = 0 → Set Key

Frame 24 → Offset = 1(or any value) → Set Key

Press Play → The wave flows through the mesh!


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