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Simulate particles.

Fountains, flocks, galaxies, fireworks and light trails, by the hundred thousand.

Download for macOS 0.5.0Back to Simulate
Things to make
sparks bursting from one point, each dragging a ribbon of light as it falls
01

Build a fountain

Up under pressure, down under gravity, yellow fading to red.

  1. Shoot particles up from a point.
  2. Let gravity bring them down onto the floor.
  3. Fade them as they age.
3DGeoParticleChainEmitter→3DGeoParticleChainSolver→3DGeoParticleColorRamp
a fountain of sparks shooting up and raining onto the floor, yellow cooling to orange
a fountain of sparks shooting up and raining onto the floor, yellow cooling to orange
02

Fly a flock of birds

They keep apart, line up and stay together.

  1. Release a few thousand birds.
  2. Turn on flocking.
  3. Steer the flock toward a target.
3DGeoParticleChainEmitter→3DGeoParticleChainFlock→3DGeoParticleChainSteer→3DGeoParticleChainSolver
thirty thousand shapes flocking together in one swarm
thirty thousand shapes flocking together in one swarm
03

Twist a ring into spirals

Two whirlpools twist eight thousand particles into spirals.

  1. Emit from a ring.
  2. Add two whirlpools turning against each other.
  3. Let the music drive how hard they pull.
3DGeoParticleChainEmitter→3DGeoParticleChainVortex→3DGeoParticleChainSolver→3DGeoParticleTrail
a ring of particles winding into two swirling whirlpools
a ring of particles winding into two swirling whirlpools
04

Paint with light trails

Each particle drags a ribbon of light behind it.

  1. Emit and let them fly.
  2. Turn every path into a ribbon.
  3. Color the ribbons by speed.
3DGeoParticleChainEmitter→3DGeoParticleChainSolver→3DGeoParticleRibbon
a curtain of light ribbons, one behind every falling particle
a curtain of light ribbons, one behind every falling particle
05

Set off fireworks

A burst, then every dying spark bursts again.

  1. Burst a few hundred sparks outward.
  2. Split each one when it dies.
  3. Cycle the color as they age.
3DGeoParticleChainEmitter→3DGeoParticleChainSolver→3DGeoParticleSplit
a burst of sparks blooming outward, trailing light
a burst of sparks blooming outward, trailing light
06

Swarm metal boxes around a point

Boxes orbit, tumble and glint as they fade in and out.

  1. Release particles around a center.
  2. Pull them into orbit.
  3. Put a spinning metal box on each.
3DGeoParticleChainSolver→3DGeoParticleChainSpin→3DGeoParticleInstance+3DGeoBox
gold boxes tumbling in orbit around a center
gold boxes tumbling in orbit around a center
Take it further

It all connects.

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

Perform

Track a body

A skeleton over the live camera, ready to drive anything.

VideoCaptureInterface→LocalAIImageToBodyPose
Show me →Play

Catch every beat

Every hit fires a trigger you can count or cue.

AudioOnsetDetect→Counter
Show me →
Simulate

Write words in sparks

Type a word and blow it apart.

TextToParticles→3DGeoParticleChainSolver
Keep going
← PreviousCloth & softSimulate cloth and soft bodies.
Particles guide, under Help in the app→Browse the Simulate demos→Coming from Houdini?→

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