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This command opens an external window from the operating system to check whether all files have been created. The actual RealFlow file has the project’s name and the extension FLW, e.g. “Object Filling.flw”. It is important to understand the structure and hierarchy of the project’s directory, because RealFlow stores and reads files directly from these folders (some of these directories are only created in case of need):
| displacement | This is the place where all displacement maps are stored. |
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| fields | Hybrido fluids work with velocity fields and you can find the associated data files under the "gfc" directory. |
| images | Wetmap and foam-map sequences can be found here. |
| initialState | Here, RealFlow stores all files that can be used to start simulations from previously recorded states, e.g. relaxed and calm fluid volumes. |
| meshes | Polygonal meshes from Hybrido and traditional fluid simulations can be found here. |
| particles | All particle files with the BIN (“binary”) extension. Hybrido fluid particles are stored here as well, but under a separate directory (rpc) |
| log | The log file is stored in this folder. It stores exactly the same information from RealFlow's "Messages" window. |
| objects | This folder contains dynamics data and files for geometry/object exchange. |
| preview | RealFlow stores all preview-based image sequences and videos here. The folder contains three directories, called “images”, "maxwell" and “video”. “video” is also the home of a “frames” folder, where all images from automatically generated video previews will be stored. |
| foam | This folder is created automatically on demand and contains foam cache files. With activated foam-maps, another directory is created storing the textures. This directory carries the name of the related Hybrido fluid domain. |
| mist | Like foam, this directory is only created on demand. You can find the mist cache files here. |
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