Hi, I am trying to create an animation of “gas” moving through a single screw compressor. Similar to this:
https://youtu.be/M8GUGZT_A5o?t=163
https://youtu.be/oQ5Nxh61mpY?t=57
Please have a look at the attached images: https://www.dropbox.com/s/eaj8trabt3ilnru/screw-compressor.zip?dl=0
I basically just created a cylinder and overlaid it over the screw compressor and applied a material with a blue to red gradient. However, I’m not 100% satisfied with the result. In the final render, you can see the top edge of the cylinder, and it would be nice to have it gradually fade, so that you do not see the edge. Also, I like how in the first link I provided, each “channel” of the screw compressor gradually fades into red. How difficult would it be to achieve this affect?
Thanks!
Matt