Re-cache a re-timed fluid cache ?

[Bonedaddy]

Create a secondary fluid object, have an expression to copy all the info from the re-timed fluid to the secondary one, and cache the secondary fluid?

[Wick3dParticle]

I was thinking exactly the same thing.

Here is a start:
Duplicate your original fluid, so that all of your ramps are identical.
Run this expression-

string $myOrigeFluid = "fluidShape1";
string $myDupeFluid = "fluidShape2";
float $myRes[] = `getAttr $myDupeFluid.resolution`;
int $cellX = -1;
int $cellY = 0;
int $cellZ = 0;
int $rezX = $myRes[0];
int $rezY = $myRes[1];
int $rezZ = $myRes[2];
int $i = 0;
for ($i = 0; $i < $rezX * $rezY * $rezZ ; $i ++){
$cellX +=1;
if ($cellX >= 10){
$cellX = 0;
$cellY += 1;

}
if ($cellY >= 10){
$cellY = 0;
$cellZ +=1;
}
if ($cellZ >= 10){
$cellZ = 0;
}
float $myDensity[] = `getFluidAttr -at "density" -xi $cellX -yi $cellY -zi $cellZ $myOrigeFluid`;
setFluidAttr -at "density" -fv $myDensity[0] -xi $cellX -yi $cellY -zi $cellZ $myDupeFluid;

float $myVelocity[] = `getFluidAttr -at "velocity" -xi $cellX -yi $cellY -zi $cellZ $myOrigeFluid`;
setFluidAttr -at "velocity" -vv $myVelocity[0] $myVelocity[1] $myVelocity[2] -xi $cellX -yi $cellY -zi $cellZ $myDupeFluid;

}


You will need to re-declare the original fluid and the duplicate fluid variables.
Also, add any other attributes you want to copy over... I just put in velocity and density.

~Ilan

[essencedesign]

Thanks ! I ended up using a mel script to export my fluid as a point cloud, storing the data I need in the points at each frame....I can mess with the cache /transform/ what ever and export from there.

Cheers!

J.

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