Sven, I have been using emFluid5 for several years now and while I am no ICE specialist I find it fairly easy to use and much more powerful than emFluid4. Also, whenever I run into a snag, Eric or someone else on the google list are quick to help out so I can get on with my shots. Here is an example of a production shot I have used it for:
https://vimeo.com/94191468 I can really recommend emFluid5 for its speed and versatility. Cheers Morten Den 24. februar 2015 kl. 21:37 skrev Sven Constable <[email protected]>: > > Great stuff! I will definetly update my emfluid4 license to v5 when its out > of beta. I kickass renderer you developed there, Eric. > > sven > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Oliver > Weingarten > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 8:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: News from mootzoid: updates and stuff (Softimage) > > > > Hello there! > > Eric entitled me to post this here ;) > > Some updates...and emFluid5 open beta! > > Updates (Softimage): > > New versions of emFlock2 <http://www.mootzoid.com/plugin/emflock2> , > emNewton2 <http://www.mootzoid.com/plugin/emnewton2> and emRPC4 > <http://www.mootzoid.com/plugin/emrpc4> are available. > The multithreading has been revised and things simulate/render a bit faster > than before. > > A new version of emTools <http://www.mootzoid.com/plugin/emtools> is > available with the following main new features: > > * new compounds "Image Reader/Writer" and "Create Particles from Image" > (*) . > * new compound "Liquid Particle Killer" (including a demo scene). > * new compound "Calculate Normals from Positions". > * new compound "Per Point to Per Node Color". > * new compound "Get XSI Home Path". > * a few bug fixes. > > (*) the development of the ICE/image tools was sponsored by Oliver " > mister si-community" Weingarten a.k.a. "owei" . > Many thanks for the support, owei! > > Note: if you are working with Softimage 2015 or Softimage 2015 SP1 then you > should definitely update the addons to benefit from a bug fix in the > Softimage ICE SDK! > > > emFluid5 beta (Softimage): > > As of today, anybody can download and try the beta of emFluid5 for > Softimage. > Real volumes for Softimage, yay! > > The addon, a few demo scenes and links to tutorials can all be found on the > emFluid5 web page <http://www.mootzoid.com/plugin/emfluid5> (scroll down to > see the links to the tutorials). > The emFluid5 documentation > <http://www.mootzoid.com/learning/emFluid/documentation/v_emFluid5> is, > ahem, a bit lean, but if you want to dive deeper into emFluid5 and need > some support then let me know and I will sign you up to the Mootzoid beta > list (i.e. a private Google group) where you can get help from experienced > emFluid5 users who have been using the beta for several years. > Finally, if you are interested in purchasing or upgrading to the new > emFluid version, please get back to me via email. > > > RLM (Reprise License Manager) : > > Last but not least there is a new version of the license manager available. > It is recommended to update your license manager to the new version, > because all the above updates will only work properly with the newest RLM. > RLM for Windows 64 bit > <http://www.mootzoid.com/sites/default/files/dist/Mootzoid.RLM.v.11.2___Windows.64.bit.zip> > RLM for Mac OS X 64 bit > <http://www.mootzoid.com/sites/default/files/dist/Mootzoid.RLM.v.11.2___OS_X.64.bit.zip> > RLM for Linux 64 bit > <http://www.mootzoid.com/sites/default/files/dist/Mootzoid.RLM.v.11.2___Linux.64.bit.zip> > > Hope you like it! > > cheers, > oli >
