In nuce: Matt Puchala, former Technical Director at ILM, releases Axiom 2, the latest version of his fluid solver that allows you to simulate smoke or fire within Houdini. Axiom was designed as a faster alternative to Houdini’s Sparse Pyro solver. In contrast to Sparse Pyro, Axiom operates with GPU acceleration – whereby the CPU is used if necessary, should you exhaust the GPU memory.
You can look forward to new features, as simulation types, support for colour trailing and spreading, a new volume visualise node, a new cone source shape for simulations and a new spin force type are among the new features – in addition to improvements in terms of workflow and performance.
Cost issue: With the step to the full version number 2, Axiom is taking a further step towards becoming a commercial plugin. However, you can still use the Fluid Solver free of charge in test mode or via Houdini Apprentice. The node-locked licence costs 399 US dollars, the floating licence 499 US dollars.
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Axiom 2 – What’s New
