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RealFlow is a leading fluid and multiphysics simulation software designed for 3D artists and visual effects professionals. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools to create realistic simulations of liquids, granular materials, and soft and rigid bodies. With seamless integration into major 3D platforms like Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, and Cinema 4D, RealFlow enhances workflows by providing GPU-accelerated simulations and an intuitive interface. Its advanced features, such as the HyFLIP solver for large-scale fluid dynamics and the OpenVDB meshing engine for high-quality surface generation, empower users to achieve stunning visual effects efficiently and precisely.
RealFlow's versatility in fluid simulation is evident through its support for both particle-based and hybrid solvers. The HyFLIP solver, also known as Hybrido2, is ideal for large-scale simulations like floods and ocean scenes, while the Dyverso multiphysics solver caters to small and medium-scale projects, handling liquids, granular materials, and soft or rigid bodies with ease. The software's GPU acceleration leverages modern graphics cards to significantly speed up simulation times, allowing for more iterations and refined results. Additionally, RealFlow's OpenVDB mesh engine offers rapid and efficient mesh generation, producing millions of polygons in seconds and ensuring high-quality renders.
For Cinema 4D users, RealFlow | Cinema 4D provides a fully integrated solution, bringing RealFlow's powerful simulation tools directly into the Cinema 4D environment. This integration eliminates the need for complex data transfers, allowing artists to create and control fluid simulations within their primary workspace. Features like the Particle Skinner Daemon enable objects to adjust their shape to RealFlow particles, while the Spline Control Circles offer enhanced flexibility in defining forces and particle emissions along Cinema 4D splines. Moreover, the software supports interaction between different fluids in the same scene, enabling the mixing of liquids with various properties, including granular, viscous, viscoelastic, rigid, and elastic materials.
RealFlow's comprehensive feature set includes accurate particle-object interaction, where built-in object types can act as obstacles and containers with customizable physical properties. The software also offers a variety of force daemons with customizable falloffs to control simulations, creative tools for generating crown splashes and entwined spline emitters, and scripting support through Python and C++ interfaces for enhanced functionality. Network simulation capabilities allow for distributing simulations across multiple machines, improving efficiency and productivity.
RealFlow stands as an indispensable tool for 3D artists and visual effects professionals seeking to create realistic and captivating fluid and multiphysics simulations. Its seamless integration with major 3D platforms, advanced solvers, and user-friendly features make it a preferred choice in the industry.
Features
- Fluid Simulation: Simulate small to large-scale liquids with particle-based and hybrid solvers.
- Multiphysics Environment: Combine liquids with granular, viscous, viscoelastic, rigid, and elastic materials for complex interactions.
- GPU Acceleration: Utilize CUDA and OpenCL support for faster simulations.
- OpenVDB Mesh Engine: Generate and fine-tune high-quality meshes quickly.
- Seamless Integration: Work directly within 3ds Max, Maya, and Cinema 4D without the need for external plugins.
- Accurate Particle-Object Interaction: Use built-in object types as obstacles and containers with customizable physical properties.
- Force Daemons and Falloffs: Apply a variety of forces with customizable falloffs to control simulations.
- Creative Tools: Create crown splashes, entwined spline emitters, and thin fluid sheets with ease.
- Initial States: Set up simulations from any frame as a starting point for new passes.
- Skinning Tool: Transfer motion from particles to objects for realistic deformations.
- Object and Texture Interaction: Emit particles from textures and generate wet maps on surfaces.
- Scripting Support: Enhance functionality with Python and C++ scripting interfaces.
- Network Simulation: Distribute simulations across multiple machines for efficiency.
- RealWave: Simulate ocean surfaces with wave generators and deformations.
- Caronte: Built-in solver for realistic rigid and soft body dynamics.
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MPN: RealFlow | C4D 3 (node-locked)- Product Specifications -
Minimum Configuration
- Cinema 4D R15 - R20 (64 bit only)
- Windows 7 (or higher) or macOS 10.9 (or higher) operation systems
- Intel® or comparable main processor
- 8 GB RAM
- 75 MB disk space for installation
- Network adapter and internet access for license activation
- RealFlow | Cinema 4D supports GPU-based simulations and multi-core/multi-processor systems.
Since fluid simulations are computationally expensive and allocate large amounts of disk space, Next Limit recommends Intel® i7 or Xeon systems (or comparable), 16 GB RAM (or more) and a 1 TB hard disk drive.
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