Ira Krakow's Basic Fluid Simulation Blender Tutorial

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The purpose of this video is to show how the objects in Blender's fluid simulator work. We'll look at domains, obstacles, inflow, outflow, and of course fluid objects. Blender's fluid simulator at first seems very challenging. However, if you think about how fluids behave in real life - think of water pouring out of a faucet into a sink or a bathtub, the fluid simulator starts to become more logical. In this tutorial we're going to focus on the objects in Blender's fluid simulation.

Let's start with the most basic fluid simulation. At a minimum, the fluid simulator needs two things: a fluid, which can be free flowing like a waterfall or muddy like water in a pond; and a domain, which is an area in which the fluid lives. Be warned. This doesn't look exactly like water dripping from a faucet, but it does look like some icky gook falling down in a fluid like manner.

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[TheGameVortex]

no fluid objects in the scene... Aborted

enyhelp?



[irakrakow]

@TheGameVortex You need a domain object and a fluid object inside the domain. Otherwise, the fluid simulation doesn't have anything to calculate.

[patrickisready]

Awesome !! this technique would come in handy for my future projects. Thanks a lot.

[irakrakow]

Great! Check out more awesome Blender renders, and other simulators, at my Blender 3D forum, f o r u m d o t i r a k r a k o w d o t c o m

[Leetrini]

help im only 10 years old and i can´t do anithing in blender 2.49 ! !

I want to do a domino!

[irakrakow]

Start with the default cube. You need to scale it, with the S key, so that it is thinner, and then scale it up. That should make a domino. Try following the video, pausing it as you try it in Blender, and be patient. Best of luck with your Blender learning.

[Lollecks]

Thanks for the awesome tutorial dude!!!!!



[SyKmGl]

I followed your instructions, but my cube didn't block the fluid (the fluid just went through).

[LBPThe2nd]

fauuuucet

[BakerBoys95]

you have a boston accent

[RSK9700]

Kind of simple question but when i douplicate it, it keeps the arrows on the duplicat not moving back to the original how do i fix that?

[coolzidedown]

when i do it it never splashes upwards but everything else is fine. Can you help me?

[EvilAlligator]

@irakrakow If I wanted to make a giant flood destroying a city, would I set the city as an obstacle? And what else? THanks!!

[EvilAlligator]

Good job!! Favorited!