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Simulate fire and smoke.

Candles, campfires, fireballs and rocket exhaust. Start from a demo, then turn the knobs while it burns.

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Things to make
a ring catching fire, flames climbing into a column of smoke
01

Light a candle

A small flame that sways, stretches and recovers.

  1. Open the candle demo.
  2. Lower the lift for a lazier flame.
  3. Add a little turbulence so it flickers.
3DGeoFluidSource→3DGeoFluidSimpleSolver→3DGeoFluidRender
flames off a sphere
flames off a sphere
02

Set something on fire

Flames off the surface of any shape, a pillar of fire, smoke at the top.

  1. Pick the shape that burns.
  2. Let fuel come off its surface.
  3. Let the plume mushroom into smoke.
3DGeoTorus→3DGeoFluidSource→3DGeoFluidSimpleSolver→3DGeoFluidRender
flames pouring off a burning ring, smoke rolling over the top
flames pouring off a burning ring, smoke rolling over the top
03

Build a campfire

Flames curling up between three logs, cooling into thin smoke.

  1. Lay three logs.
  2. Start the fire between them.
  3. Let the smoke drift off.
3DGeoFluidSource→3DGeoFluidBurn→3DGeoFluidSimpleSolver→3DGeoFluidRender
a campfire
a campfire
04

Fire a smoke jet

A hard sideways blast that breaks up as it slows.

  1. Put a nozzle on the left.
  2. Blow strong wind across the frame.
  3. Let it break up as it slows.
3DGeoFluidSource→3DGeoFluidWind→3DGeoFluidSimpleSolver→3DGeoFluidRender
a smoke jet
a smoke jet
05

Blow a fireball

One burst, a glowing bloom, then thin smoke.

  1. Release the fuel in one burst.
  2. Let it light and swell.
  3. Cool it into thin smoke.
3DGeoFluidSource→3DGeoFluidBurn→3DGeoFluidFlameExpand→3DGeoFluidSimpleSolver
a burst of fire blooming into a glowing cap, then breaking up into smoke
06

Fire a rocket engine

A hot, fast column of flame with a long dark plume.

  1. Point the flame straight down.
  2. Make the core very hot.
  3. Push it with strong wind for a long plume.
3DGeoFluidSource→3DGeoFluidWind→3DGeoFluidSimpleSolver→3DGeoFluidRender
a white-hot column of flame pouring down from the nozzle
a white-hot column of flame pouring down from the nozzle
Take it further

It all connects.

Every part of Kinematic works with the others. Wire one into the next.

Play

Catch the kick

Every hit fires a trigger you can count or cue.

AudioOnsetDetect→Counter
Show me →Perform

Light the room with it

Its pixels become lights, the way a video plays across an LED wall.

3DGeoFluidRender→ImageToDmx→ArtNetSendInterface
Show me →Create

Burn some letters

Push a word into solid 3D letters, then set them alight.

3DGeoTextExtrude→3DGeoFluidSource
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