Archive republication: This article was originally published on 28 August 2020. It has been translated into English and lightly updated for clarity while preserving the original reporting and context.
Storm 0.3.5
EffectiveTD updated its standalone simulation application Storm to version 0.3.5. The release introduced initial CUDA support, opening files as sequences, VDB output from the mesher, particle-size overrides in Stitcher and a new file browser.
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FX teams should test GPU compatibility, cache interchange, VDB metadata and deterministic results before production adoption.
The complete changes appeared in an EffectiveTD forum post, with downloads on the Storm product page.
