The way of creating Thinking Particles has changed since RealFlow | Cinema 4D particles can be converted into Thinking Particles (Cinema 4D Studio only) with a click on Fluid > 2.5:
- Open Simulate > Thinking Particles > Thinking Particles Settings.
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This action also changes the particles' representation in the viewport and the typical ticks appear:
The Thinking Particles are now available under Simulate > Thinking Particles > Thinking Particles Settings... where you have several option for control their appearance. The "Fluid" containers are located in the "Particle Groups" field from where they can be dragged and dropped to Cinema 4D objects. A connection to XPresso is not available at the moment.
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- Right click on the "All" branch and choose "Add" to create a new group.
- We recommend changing the default name ("Group.1") to something more meaningful like the fluid container's name.
The new group has to be linked to the according fluid container:
- Drag the group to the fluid container's Particles > Thinking Particles field.
- The group can also be connected to MoGraph nodes, a "Particle Geometry" object, etc.
- RealFlow | Cinema 4D is able to mesh Thinking Particles. Simply drag a "Fluid" group to Mesher > Mesh > TP Group.
- The Thinking Particles from RealFlow | Cinema 4D can also be used in 3rd party tools if they provide an appropriate interface.