A small test I did today using Blender's fluid simulator developed by Nils Thurey.
The setup on the left uses a domain, a moving cube (obstacle) and a spherical source (inflow).
A still rendered with ambient occlusion.
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A still rendered with SSS and glow that was added using the blender's internal video sequence editor.
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A test made with a moving source and obstacle.
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Overall I am very happy with this test and the next step is to learn
the advanced features like using tracer particles and
controlling the simulation using fluidsim IPO curves.
Downloads:
Coming soon....
References:
- Blender release notes: 240 - 242 - Dev Docs
- Blender Wiki Manual - Fluid Simulation
- Interactive manual/tutorial of the simulator - Must read
- Blender Advanced Fluids - Video tutorial DVD
- Stable Free Surface Flows with the Lattice Boltzmann Method on adaptively coarsened Grids
- Free Surface Fluid Simulations with the Lattice Boltzmann Method