RealFlow's “Connectivity Plugins for Cinema 4D” contain a set of tools to establish a bridge between both programs. The data, written by RealFlow, cannot be loaded and processed in Cinema 4D by default. Cinema 4D's object geometry, UV coordinates, and particles, on the other hand, cannot be used in RealFlow without a common platform. In contrast to the RealFlow RenderKit (RFRK), the plugins support all of RealFlow's data: geometry, particles, meshes, and RealWave surfaces. The RFRK's main purpose is different, and therefore the workflow of both tools is different as well. Here is a short compilation showing the main aspects of the connectivity plugins and the RenderKit:
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With particles these channels are stored automatically, and you do not have to worry about export resources. Anyway, there is a difference between standard and Hybrido particles: standard particles store far more channels.
| Channel | BIN & PXY (SPH) | RPC & PXY (HySPH) | RPC & PXY (Hybrido) | BIN (Particle Meshes) | BIN (Hybrido Meshes) | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Vector 3D | |||||
| Velocity | Vector 3D | |||||
| Texture | Vector 3D | |||||
| Vorticity | Vector 3D | |||||
Normal | Vector 3D | |||||
| Id | Integer | |||||
| Radius | Real | |||||
| Emitter Id | Integer | |||||
| Force | Vector 3D | |||||
| Neighbors | Integer | |||||
| Mask | Integer | |||||
| Age | Real | |||||
| Isolation | Real | |||||
| Density | Real | |||||
| Pressure | Real | |||||
| Mass | Real | |||||
| Temperature | Real | |||||
| Viscosity | Real | |||||
| UV | Vector 3D | |||||
| Curvature | Real | |||||
| Splashity | Real | |||||
| Weight | Real |
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