Fluid Effects Overview

 
 
 

Maya Fluid Effects is a technology for realistically simulating and rendering fluid motion. Fluid Effects lets you create a wide variety of 2D and 3D atmospheric, pyrotechnic, space, and liquid effects.

You can use the Fluid Effectssolvers to simulate these effects, or you can use fluid animated textures for more unique, distinguishing effects.

Fluid Effects also includes an ocean shader for creating realistic open water. You can float objects on the ocean surface and have those objects react to the motion of the water.

You can create the following types of effects with Fluid Effects:

Realistic atmospheric effects, such as clouds, mist, fog, steam, and smoke.

cloudFlythrough3.mov

Pyrotechnics, such as fire, explosions, and nuclear blasts.

nuclearBlob.mov

Viscous fluids, such as molten lava and mud.

lavaflow.mov

Open water, such as calm or rough oceans with white caps and foam.

oceanSwells.mov

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