Fluid nCache > Append to Cache

Generates a new fluid cache for the current fluid effect and appends it to its enabled fluid cache. If the appended cache overlaps in time with the enabled cache, then it is automatically blended with the enabled cache. However, if there is a gap in time between the enabled cache and the appended cache, then the gap is linearly interpolated and no cache data for the gap is saved to the appended cache.

Fluid nCache > Append to Cache >

Opens the Append to Fluid Cache Options window.

Append Time Range

Lets you define a cache time range for the fluid cache you want to create and append to the current fluid effect’s enabled cache.

Current Time: Specifies that only the current frame is cached and appended to the enabled cache.
Current Time to Time Slider End: Specifies that the cache time range for the fluid cache you want to create and append to the enabled cache starts at the Current Time Indicator’s current position in time and ends at the Playback End Time.
Time Slider: Specifies that the cache time range for the fluid cache you want to create and append to the enabled cache is the entire playback range.
End of cache to Time Slider End: Specifies that the cache time range of the fluid cache you want to create and append to the enabled cache starts at the enabled cache’s Source End and ends at the Playback End Time.
End of cache to End: Specifies that the cache time range of the fluid cache you want to create and append to the enabled cache starts at the enabled cache’s Source End and ends at the Animation End Time.
Start/End: Specifies that the cache time range of the fluid cache you want to create and append to the enabled cache starts and ends at the Start and End times specified in the Start/End fields.

Start/End: These fields let you specify a Start and End time for the cache time range.
Evaluate every frame(s) and Save every evaluation(s): When creating a fluid cache, one sample of your fluid effect’s simulation is taken every frame and saved to your cache by default.

Evaluate every frame(s) specifies how often samples are taken during fluid cache creation. For example, a value of 2 caches the simulation of the current fluid effect at every other frame of the Cache Time Range.

Save every evaluation(s) specifies which samples are saved during fluid cache creation. For example, a value of 2 specifies that only every other sample specified by the Evaluate every frame(s) option is saved to your fluid cache.