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thematt

08-23-2007, 08:50 AM

Hi
I'd like to know if there is a way of offseting the the timing of the cache for a fluids effect.
Imagine I have creted a cache for my fluids and the animation is move at a different frame, is it possible to have the cache offset to that position too, so I don't have to recreate it?
(Don't want to it it post since it's for the animatr to be able to see it).
thanks

using maya 8.0 here.

cheers

pascal

08-23-2007, 09:26 AM

Hello,

You could create a new time node ( createNode time ) and connect it to the fluid's "currentTime" attribute.
Then you just set keys/expressions on the newly created time node to retime the fluid as you need... did a very quick test here and it seems to work.

Now I don't know what happens if you try process the simulation with this on, so you might have to reconnect currentTime to the time1 node...

Pascal.

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