According to developer Chaos Group, the plug-in has already been used for simulations in “Game of Thrones” and “The Flash”.
A new FLIP Liquid Solver has been added for realising realistic liquid simulations:
In addition, the smoke and fire solvers have been optimised:
And with the new presets toolbar, fire, smoke and liquids can now be created quickly:
Also new is optimised volume rendering with accurate lighting and Global Illumination:
Simulations can be influenced with the newly available forces such as wind or spline following:
Fire, smoke and liquid simulations can now be previewed quickly and accurately in the viewport:
A trial licence can be requested on the Chaos Group website; a single simulation licence costs 150 euros, while a workstation licence is available for 600 euros. The “Workstation Plus” licence, including 5 simulation licences, is available for 1,150 euros.
Chaos Group at animago
Incidentally, Chaos Group is sponsoring our animago AWARD category “Best Visualisation” this year and is bringing Luxx Studios to the conference programme with a talk about the visual effects of “Independence Day 2” as well as the animated feature film “Manou the Swift”.
Anyone who wants to attend the DP event can still buy an early-bird ticket here until the end of September.
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