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Define an arbitrary falloff region for fluid containers

Modifying fluids

Modify fluid attributes

 

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Convert fluids to polygons

You can convert a fluid to a polygonal mesh, which you can then treat like any other polygon. Before the conversion, you can use the Output Mesh attributes to set the quality of resulting polygon mesh.

To set the quality of the output mesh

1. Select the fluid containter.
2. In the Attribute Editor, click the fluidShape tab.
3. In the Output Mesh section do the following:
   • Adjust the Mesh Resolution.
   • To make the normals on a fluid output mesh smoother, turn on Use Gradient Normals.

To convert a fluid to polygons

1. Select the fluid container.
2. Select Modify > Convert > Fluid to Polygons.