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Save the current state of a fluid

Playing fluids

Speed up playback

 

User Guide > Dynamics and Effects > Fluid Effects > Playing fluids > 

Create fluids cache files

You can specify which fluid properties are saved in the cache file: Density, Velocity, Temperature, Fuel, and Color. You can only cache properties that use the Static or Dynamic grid method. You can also cache grid Texture Coordinates. This ensures that the texture renders appropriately if you use the playback cache to render.

To create a fluids cache

1. Select the fluid container.
2. Select Fluid nCache > Create New Cache .

   The Create Fluid Cache Options window appears. See Fluid nCache > Create New Cache.

3. Set creation options, if necessary, and then click the Create button.
4. Maya creates a fluids playback nCache file for the selected fluid container. your fluid cache files are saved to the \maya\projects\default\data\cache directory by default.