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Kinematic / Simulate

Simulate.

Liquids, fire, smoke, cloth, particles, rigid bodies and terrain. On the GPU, live.

Starts on the canvasScrub back through it on the timeline
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LiquidsSimulate any liquid.Fire & smokeSimulate fire and smoke.Cloth & softSimulate cloth and soft bodies.ParticlesSimulate particles.Rigid bodiesSimulate rigid bodies.TerrainBuild terrain and landscapes.VolumesShape with volumes and fields.
Simulate · Liquids

Liquids

FLIP liquids with spray, foam and bubbles. Thick honey to open ocean.

FLIP solverWhitewaterViscositySurface tensionWet mapsOcean spectrumMeshingTwo-way rigid bodiesGuiding

adds 3DGeoFlipSimpleSolver · 3DGeoFlipWhitewaterSolver · 3DGeoFlipViscosity · 3DGeoFlipSurface · 3DGeoFlipRbdFeedback

Learn more about liquids →
a falling stream turning a paddle wheel as the tank fills
Red and teal liquid paint mixing in a tray
red and teal paint spreading into each other in a tray
Simulate · Fire and smoke

Fire and smoke

Fire and smoke, fast on the GPU. Pick a preset, then turn the knobs while it burns.

PresetsCombustionBuoyancyTurbulenceWindShreddingCoolingCollisionsUp-resLive drivers

adds 3DGeoFluidSimpleSolver · 3DGeoFluidBuoyancy · 3DGeoFluidTurbulence · 3DGeoFluidBurn · 3DGeoFluidUpRes

Learn more about fire and smoke →
a burst of fire blooming into a glowing cap, then breaking up into smoke
Flames rising off a burning ring into rolling smoke
flames pouring off a burning ring, smoke rolling over the top
Simulate · Cloth and soft bodies

Cloth and soft bodies

One solver for cloth, jelly, hair, grain and stuffed toys.

ClothSoft bodiesPressure and balloonsHairGrainStuffed toysTearingPlasticitySelf collisionDrape

adds PBDSimClothConfigure · PBDSimSoftbodyConfigure · PBDSimHairConfigure · PBDSimStuffedAnimalConfigure

Learn more about cloth and soft bodies →
A round blue cloth settled over a box in soft folds
a round cloth settled over a box in soft folds
a balloon swelling as the air flows in
Simulate · Particles

Particles

Emit, push, flock and steer points on the GPU. Forces stack like effects.

Chain emitterWindVortexAttractOrbitFlockSteerCurve forceRibbons and trailsInstancing

adds 3DGeoParticleChainEmitter · 3DGeoParticleChainVortex · 3DGeoParticleChainFlock · 3DGeoParticleRibbon

Learn more about particles →
sparks bursting from one point, each dragging a ribbon of light as it falls
A swarm of blue shapes flocking together
thirty thousand shapes flocking together in one swarm
Simulate · Rigid bodies

Rigid bodies

Stack, shatter, glue and drive. Pieces break off when they're hit hard enough.

Collision shapesGlueMotorsConstraintsBreakingVoronoi fractureRaycastsImpulses

adds PhysicsWorld · PhysicsBodiesFromPieces · PhysicsGlueConstraint · PhysicsMotor · 3DGeoSdfFracture

Learn more about rigid bodies →
a ball smashing through a wall of glued pieces
a motor turning an arm on a hinge, batting falling balls away
Simulate · Terrain

Terrain

Heightfields you erode with water, ice, wind and sea, then send to a game engine.

HydraulicThermalGlacialAeolianCoastalPrecipitationTectonic upliftMasksScatterUnreal and Unity export

adds 3DGeoHeightfieldErodeHydro · 3DGeoHeightfieldErodeGlacial · 3DGeoHeightfieldTectonicUplift · 3DGeoHeightfieldUnrealExport

Learn more about terrain →
an eroded mountain range turning slowly under a low sun
Red rock buttes over a flat canyon floor
red rock buttes standing over a flat canyon floor, worn into steps
Simulate · Volumes and patterns

Volumes and patterns

Shapes that melt smoothly into each other, and patterns that grow like living things.

SDF primitivesSmooth booleansMesh from SDFSDF from meshFog volumesReaction-diffusionCellular patterns

adds 3DGeoSdfCombine · 3DGeoSdfFromMesh · 3DGeoSdfAdvect · ImageReactionDiffusion

Learn more about volumes →
a sphere, a box and a ring melting together as the blend softens
A reaction-diffusion pattern carving a sphere
a reaction-diffusion field carving a sphere into coral
Live

Sims that react to the room.

Any knob can follow a mic, a webcam, a MIDI fader or another sim, while it plays.

3DGeoFluidSimpleSolver · flames Live
Runninga sketch drawn in your browser

Turn it while it runs

drive any knob from

MicWebcamMIDI faderOSCAnother simA keyframe
Coming from Houdini

You already think this way.

See what carries over, what you gain, and where Houdini is still ahead.

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Price for paid work$0$299 / yr and up
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