FX Fluid systems

johan.qarlsson

Hello!

I am gifted with some extra spare time and thought I should look into FX Fluid systems. And I thought that I'd go ahead and ask you guys and girls which one would be the best?

My goal is to bake this FX out onto a texture sheet and use it in a game related FX system.

Thank you!

ImSlightlyBored

Realflow
Alternatives are Naiad, Houdini, or Blender.
Whatever you use, you are most likely going to want to be able to render out a normal/reflect/refract pass from your fluid sim, so it's worth keeping that in mind. As long as you can mesh it, you should be fine.

LoTekK

If you're open to painting your flow maps instead of simming them, might I shamelessly pimp the flowmap painter I've been working on? I've got an update on the way later this week, too.

http://teckartist.com/?page_id=107

johan.qarlsson

I'll check Realflow out ImSlightlyBored! Thank you!

johan.qarlsson

I might check your flowmap painter out later LoTekk Thanks!