Viscous Liquids in RealFlow and CINEMA 4D
In this RealFlow tutorial, we will learn fundamentals for creating successful simulations of viscous liquids. Software required: RealFlow 2012, CINEMA 4D R13.
What you'll learn
In this RealFlow tutorial, we will learn fundamentals for creating successful simulations of viscous liquids. Throughout these lessons, we will become familiar with key parameters that are frequently overlooked, which will in turn supply us with a stable simulation. We will start with the basics behind getting a standard look, and then we will go further to create stylized caramel and honey. Software required: RealFlow 2012, CINEMA 4D R13.
Table of contents
- Comparing Stable and Unstable Simulations 22m
- Checking Our Simulation for Stability 4m
- Building Scene Elements 4m
- Reviewing Our Simulation 2m
- Animating Our Emitter 6m
- Speeding up Our Simulation 1m
- Increasing the Resolution of Our Simulation 2m
- Generating a Video Preview 3m
- Meshing Our Particles 9m
- Importing RealFlow Meshes into CINEMA 4D 23m
- Adjusting Our Materials and Lights 3m
- Adding Some Final Tweaks 8m
- Exporting Geometry from CINEMA 4D for RealFlow 2m
- Importing and Setting up a New Scene in RealFlow 6m
- Working with Scale and Resolution 5m
- Animating Our Emitter 13m
- Reviewing Our Simulation and Meshing Our Particles 5m
- Optimizing Our Mesh 2m
- Reviewing Our Mesh 1m
- Building a Mesh Sequence 2m
- Checking Our Finished Mesh Sequence 1m
- Importing Our Simulation into CINEMA 4D 6m
- Lighting and Rendering Our Simulation 12m
Course FAQ
RealFlow is a software used to create simulations of fluid and other dynamics for 3D and visual effects.
In this course you will learn how to use RealFlow and CINEMA 4D to create a simulation of thick liquids, such as honey and caramel. Topics covered include:
- Comparing stable and unstable simulations
- Building scene elements
- Animating our emitter
- Increaseing the resolution of our simulation
- Importing RealFlow meshes into CINEMA 4D
- Exporting geometry from CINEMA 4D for RealFlow
- Building a mesh sequence
- Importing our simulation into CINEMA 4D
- Much more
This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to create fluid simulation with RealFlow and CINEMA 4D. Especially usefeul for anyone involved in 3D animation and VFX work.
This is a more advanced level course, so it assumes a solid understanding of CINEMA 4D and RealFlow. Of course anyone is free to watch the course, but beginners and those unfamiliar with these softwares and the concepts of fluid simulation may find it difficult to follow.
You will need to have both CINEMA 4D and RealFlow in order to best follow and apply the principles and concepts of fluid simulation taught in this course. The versions of RealFlow and CINEMA 4D portrayed in these videos are from 2012, but the general concepts and rules should still apply to newer/modern versions.
