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PPGINGRAS

12-14-2006, 01:05 AM

Hey Gentlemen, Ladies...

Ive been playing quite extensively with Maya's Fluids. After alot of playing around and reading im tempted to say that i understand the principles quite well.

There's one little thing that i dont get.

How do you "scale" a simulation?

Here's what i mean...

Lets say i have a Fire Simulation.

Resolution is 30,30,30.
Size is 10,10,10.

Emits:

Density - 2
Heat - 4
Fuel - 2

The rest is obsolete...Turbulance, Shading, etc...

With those i get a perfect looking Flame.

What if i need a raging fire. Hell-ish.

I cant seam to get "smaller" flames...I tried up-sizing the container's size while scaling it down or the opposite...

Hope my question is clear.

Thanks to all for your precious time.

PPGingras

Aikiman

12-14-2006, 02:10 AM

increase the simulation rate scale under dynamic simulation for a faster 'hellish' burn, maybe increase the emitter turbulence as well. For a smaller intricate fire, increase the resolution of your container and scale, then add a few more emitters, say 10 and sit back and wait for it to cache.

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