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The number of emitters, fluid containers (different fluids cannot interact), and daemons per scene is not restricted and you can add as many of these elements as you want – or as you computer is able to handle.

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We recommend grouping all RealFlow | Cinema 4D elements under the “Scene” tree. This will help to keep your project clearly arranged, but you are free to place to place them outside the tree as well. This will help to keep your project clearly arranged:


The groups are hierarchical: all visibility or enabled/disabled changes affect a group's children.

Naming

It is a good idea to either keep the names assigned by RealFlow | Cinema 4D, or use meaningful names for a scene's “Fluid” containers, e.g. “Water”, “Chocolate”, or “Oil”. Please avoid identical names, although they are supported by Cinema 4D:

  • With identical names there is always a probability chance that simulation files are overwritten.
  • You might not be able to identify scene elements when a scene is reopened after a longer period of time.

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Simulating

  • A simulation is triggered with a click on Cinema 4D's "Play" button in the timeline. Bear in mind that the simulation is not saved unless you → cache it.
  • Viewport simulations cannot be replayed, but resumed as long as you do not go to another frame.
  • We recommend using the F8 key to interrupt a simulation. With large particle counts the "Break/Pause" button might not react quick enough to stop the simulation process.