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  • The preview size is defined under Preference Preferences > Preview > Default Options or a camera's “Width” and “Height” parameters.




  • To hide the → viewport grid press the G key.
  • The camera's viewport frames are disabled under View > Camera Safe Frame.
  • The scene's node list in the viewport's upper left corner is disabled under Preferences > Display > Display Info
  • Decide, which scene elements you want to see in preview and hide unwanted nodes.
  • The preview range can be adjusted with the timeline's playback frame fields - green is the start frame, red the stop frame.


 

Your preview can be recorded from any perspective view or a camera:

  • Display shelf > OpenGL Preview
  • RealFlow will go through the given playback range, load the simulation data, and record each frame to disk.
  • Once the frames have been recorded they are assembled and shown in the → “Movie Player”Movie Player.


The OpenGL preview icon.

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  • The preview size corresponds directly with the size of the viewport window.
  • You can decide whether the images are taken at simulation time or during playback.
  • When the screenshots are taken the perspective should not be changed, because you will see these changes in the final preview.
  • Screenshot previews are not assembled automatically, but it is possible to load them with the → “Movie Player”Movie Player.

Screenshot previews are configured in the same way as described under “OpenGL Previews” above – except preview size.

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This preview type is actually a render process and requires an active → camera perspective (5 key):

  • RealFlow provides → physical camera settings and you can play with parameters like shutter speed, f-stop, or ISO values.
  • The size of the rendered images is controlled with the camera's “Width” and “Height” parameters.
  • If desired, adjust the playback range with in the timeline (see timeline image “Open GL Previews”above).
  • Materials can be applied manually for every node under Node Params > Maxwell Render > Material.
  • Lighting, image quality, sampling level etc. are adjusted under Display Render shelf > Maxwell Scene Preferences.:




  • Click on Display Render shelf > Maxwell Preview
  • Once the frames have been rendered they are assembled and shown in the → “Movie Player”Movie Player.