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Effex by Navié is a simulation framework for Cinema 4D that lets you simulate fire, smoke and liquids, among other things. After the last 2.8 update, the Effex website went offline. Until then, the price was still several hundred euros – from now on, the tool is available free of charge on GitHub. As an economical alternative to X-Particles 4, the software could therefore be interesting.
Effex 2.8 Feature Demos
Last year, developer Samir Kharchi released teasers for the latest 2.8 version. Among other things, these included demos of the new APIC Solver, which is now also included in the GitHub version. You can watch further previews here.
Compatibility & Download
Effex 2.8 is compatible with Cinema 4D versions from R16 onwards for Windows. To the download. If you have installation problems, you can find further information here.
