Cebas Visual Technology has unveiled Thinking Particles subscription Drop 8, introducing 35 new OpenVDB operators. This new release enables users to “easily import Volumetric data created in other applications to thinkingParticles for a much more easier and advanced Visual Effects treatment inside of 3DS Max.” Key features include:
- Integration of OpenVDB, allowing for the procedural creation, sharing, and import of VDB volumes.
- Real-time Volume Field Interaction within 3ds Max and the ability to natively work with volumetric data.
- Fully multi-threaded volume grid access
- Real-time tP smoke & fluid solvers / simulations
- State-of-the-art procedural sphere packing
- True Volumetric Multi-Threaded packing with full access to every single volume data.
- Advanced OpenVDB Multi-Physics: Fluid & Volume Interaction Fully Multi-Threaded.
- High Performance Deforming Volume Mesh Boundary with Surface to Velocity Transfer and Water Tight Volume Boundaries.
Beyond OpenVDB support, this release also upgrades the fluid solver to improve stability, speed, and control. Improvements in Fluid Solver 8 encompass:
- Enhanced ultra-thin water sheeting.
- Improved responsiveness and higher volume conservation.
- Enhanced pressure transfer for stable vorticity.
Thinking Particles is compatible with Max 2018 to 2020. For details on the entire range of improvements in this release, please consult the official documentation.
