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# 1 28-02-2012 , 06:04 AM

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I am thinking about getting the realflow plugin to use with maya because from what i can tell maya's default water simulation is only really good for major standing water bodies, but not for smaller things like pouring, dripping, melting, etc. thoughts? Also any other plugins that i should look at for better effects?

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# 2 28-02-2012 , 07:19 AM

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If you can afford RealFlow, go for it. But it isn't necessary to get some nice looking water effects. nParticles can do a nice job as well.

See: https://area.autodesk.com/blogs/dunca...ith_nparticles

To make it look better, increase the number of particles, decrease their radii, and play with the meshing settings.

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# 3 28-02-2012 , 07:20 AM

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ok what about slow flow liquids like say blood dripping (which i will have to eventually do)

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# 4 28-02-2012 , 08:02 AM

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nParticles should be able to do that. Use the water preset, and raise the viscosity attribute.

Adding the "Peak deformer" from the SOUP plugins will increase the realism as well. https://www.soup-dev.com/examples.html

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Last edited by NextDesign; 28-02-2012 at 08:06 AM.

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