LW - RealFlow Particle Import

The easiest way to import particles from RealFlow in LightWave is to use the "Next Limit Plugin Manager" master plugin. Open the master plugin window by pressing Ctrl/Cmd +Q and select the "Next Limit Manager" plugin from the list.

How to add the "Next Limit Plugin Manager" master plugin.

Double click on the "Next Limit Plugin Manager" to display the user interface. The "Particle Import" tab is selected. Now, click on the "File Path" button to choose the particle sequence generated in RealFlow. Any of the BIN or PXY (proxy) files can be selected.

Selecting a BIN file from the particle sequence.

The "Name" and "Padding" values are set by the file name. If this the padding from the sequence does not match with plugin's value set the actual padding size with the slicer. Press the "Add" button and the particles will be loaded in the Layout viewport.

The user interface of the "RF Particle" Importer plugin is displayed on the screen after the particles are loaded successfully. Here you can define how the RealFlow particle system behaves in the scene.

Particles displayed in Lightwave's viewport.

The table on the "Next Limit Plugin Manager’s" "Particle Import tab" shows the objects with attached RealFlow particles. The parameter window can be opened with the "Edit" button for a selected object. Or it can be removed from the scene with the "Delete" button.