Standard particle fluids are mainly used for small- or mid-scale projects. If you want to simulate huge volumes of water with splashes, foam, and bubbles, we recommend using RealFlow's → Hybrido technology. For faster simulates always consider → Dyverso.

Basic Setup

Setting up a standard particles fluid scene requires just a few steps – the parameters are available under → "Node Params":

• Add an emitter, e.g. "Circle"; a domain node will be created automatically.
• Adjust the emitter's parameters, e.g. "Viscosity" or "Surface Tension". "Resolution" controls the number of particles.
• Add a force daemon like "Gravity" to accelerate the particles.
• Hit "Simulate".

Main Properties

Standard particles are able to

• interact with static objects, rigid and soft bodies; rigid and soft bodies show a correct buoyancy/floating behaviour
• interact with RealWave surfaces
• create wet-dry maps
• save a wide variety of channels like density, velocity, vorticity, temperature, etc.
• create a very high level of detail.

The main limitations are:

• Simulation speed
• No GPU-support
• Limited elastic, gas, and high-viscosity capabilities
• Standard particles cannot interact with Dyverso and Hybrido

Fluid Types

RealFlow's standard particle fluids provide a wide variety of different fluid types. To switch between the various types go to Emitter > Node Params > Particles > Type.