This is a personal UE4 VFX project.
My goal is to make a massive effect inspired by Hindu lore.
In the end I want this lotus to turn into a spiritual mandala.

This video will show you the basics of how I set up the petal animations.

As my 3dsmax animation knowledge is limited I decided not to go too in-depth as I dont want to teach newcomers bad practices.

Max plugins used:
Dimension: http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/dimension-0

Curly: https://jokermartini.com/product/curly/