The results look really good, and the quality of the Maxwell Renderer helps a lot with that. This allows artists to save the step of exporting effects to a third-party package for test renders. As mentioned before, the Maxwell Renderer can now be used to generate high-quality previews. Previews are very important when creating simulations, and they are usually the only way to evaluate results in real time. I performed a quick non-scientific test of GPU simulation on my Quadro 5000 card, and the simulation speed almost doubled compared to my six-core Intel CPU. Part of this is because Hybrido 2 can off-load tasks to the GPU on the graphics card, significantly speeding up calculation times. The new solver can easily handle millions of particles and not break the bank when it comes to CPU time. This opens the door to large-scale effects, such as rivers, waterfalls, and surf. The solver can handle higher-resolution meshes, which gives more control over exactly how an object will break apart.įor fluids, the Hybrido 2 solver adds the ability to simulate large bodies of fluid. For those creating explosions and other destructive effects, the Caronte solver improves upon the way geometry breaks apart, known as fracturing. In addition to the interface changes, RealFlow 2013 has a number of improvements to its simulation engines. This is a visual programming system that allows you to both create nodes and do programming with scripts or expressions, enabling a much higher degree of customization and control of effects in an easier-to-use interface. It should improve productivity and creativity by a significant amount.Īnother big interface enhancement is the addition of the Simulation Graph. This is a big step forward in that it allows much easier authoring and customization of effects. Nodes also can be color-coded to keep things organized. Instead of using menus to create lists of which objects in a scene interact with one another, nodes for these objects can now be connected together visually.
Probably the biggest enhancement in RealFlow 2013 is the new node-based relationship editor. The interface has undergone some major changes. Next Limit, the creator of RealFlow, is also the developer of the Maxwell Renderer, and this can be used within RealFlow to generate realistic previews. The plug-in allows for seamless transfer of data back and forth between RealFlow and a 3D application. The software works as a stand-alone package with plug-ins that support the major 3D applications (Maya, Cinema 4D, 3ds Max, and more).
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