Here are links to the v15.0 Alpha Installer. --

• Windows Installer (2007 - Oz CD ) (11m)
• Mac Installer (2007 - Oz CD ) (23.6m)

A sample project and tutorial on the new fluids can be found in this thread.


Make sure when you report bugs to A:M Reports, that you pick the v15 project in the upper right.

It works It works It works Fluid pouring out in tut project about 5-6 sec per frame at low res on Pent 4 @ 1.7 First 75 frames in about 6 minutes


Here is the firsrt 150 frames about 20 minutes

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just tried a simple test not the tut and saw how the collisions whip the fluid blobbies


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You gotta be kiddin' me - that's impressive

Wow... that is much faster than I have thought...

(Talking about the rendering and the release of v15 alpha

*Fuchur*

Yeeey!! Now THIS is gonna be fun to tinker with!

I thought this was version 15. Or was this a miss type?

Wow! This is far easier to use than I was expecting.
Congratulations Stevie W. and all at Hash Inc.!

Fluids are far faster than blobbies ever were. Last time I tried blobbies I thought would be my last. Slow as molasses. Fluids are amazingly fast for what they are.

First test: Click to view attachment
This 4 second, single pass render took about an hour. It started out rendering 1 frame every 2 seconds but that had climbed to 1 frame every 28 seconds by the end. This seems to be due to losing alot of the particles more than the increase in their numbers. I allowed the fluid to build up in the cup for one second before tipping it. Many of the blobbies burst through the walls of the cup and that is what has made the puddle on the left. I don't know if extra geometry will keep that in check or whether one of the fluid properties will take care of it.

I'm impressed and look forward to seeing how this develops!

Isn't there a Hasp version ???

You people scare me...

I'm still trying to make my character say the word "got"....

arrrrrgh...



Tim

I haven't had to install the CD version in 7 years (I've got the hasp) and I no longer have my original manual. Will can your or Steve help me out with a Serial Number?

It's OK - I'm good.

Cheers

Wow Fluid Simulation !!!

small test

v15 Alpha released already?!?!

To quote myself from earlier and on many occasions this past year...

"Hash Inc, you rock!"

Can't wait to 'wet' my feet in this...! These tests look GREAT!

CONGRATS to the Hash team...just after releasing 14 they have us all anticipating V15! Now THATS marketing! WHEN can I send my money???

HEY! What gives ??? I can't get 15 to run...I get this (image)...

NEVERMIND... I found a similar file in my old V13 AM folder...copy and pasted it into the new 15 folder...It's running now...false alarm...go back to what you were doing...

looks cool i see it can simulate water but can you change the settings to simulate other fluids like oil or honey?

another test

Dang, cronos! You've been busy!

Thom take a shower

Fabelous, Cronos! Gonna have to take a close look at your emitter-properties... My fluid keeps getting all bouncy >.<

maybe rain Thom

I've noticed that I get crashes and render hang ups when I use fluid in a project with a more complex character than Thom and more than one prop. Has anyone else experienced this?

fountain of fortune
thom love it

I like the fountain... but the best one is thom taking a bath... that is amazing...

Of course you can simulate other fluids by setting the properties right... only thing it isnt capable of are gases... but it is called "Fluids" not gasses...

*Fuchur*

Just wondering if there will be a Mac OSX Universal version of v15.0 ???

nice tests

liquid thom

funnnneeeee - terrific

Great ideas

Haha! brilliant

Nice tests, cronos! I love fluids in A:M!!!

Quedan geniales, amigo! (spanish)

Thanks for the comments!

water gun , sorry thom

These tests are loking awesome!

Liquid Chemical

Liquid Thom was awesome!!

viscous

Very nice example. This new feature is looking pretty darn dope if you know what I mean.

That white line along the bottom edge of the upper liquid: is that due to surface tension?

[That white line along the bottom edge of the upper liquid: is that due to surface tension? -
is generated to Specular Color , Index of Refraction and Light position ]

No no, the surface properties I already knew. What I was pointing out was the odd highlight on the underside of the liquid.

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Most of the liquid in the image looks to be acting under correct tension along the surface of each droplet, but the area around the highlight appears to have some odd form. It almost looks as if it were trying to keep a close differential along the surface of the ground, rather than keep tension on the droplet. It's easier to see in the diagram.

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Highlights on droplets with surface tension would only appear in one visible area along to top of the droplet, while the apparent shape would have two highlights; one along the top like the surface tension droplet, and one on the lower edge. This is what I'm seeing. That or it's a shading error.

change index of refraction , it disappears

Just tried loading 15alpha and got a note saying that it was expired ...will there be an update so we can work with the fluid

This will reset it until a new rev comes out. Click to view attachment (Intel)

Thanks Will

Yes I have been rendering for a week and trying to do a goldfish down a drain at 1324 frames

aww man, my computer has to go down when the new alpha comes out. life sucks

I downloaded the timelock updater when I run it it says timelock updater not! and 15alpha says its expired. I ran the program even in the alpha 15 folder and reset the computer so....Whats up ?

Sorry John, I had a typo in my date check. Grab it and try again.

Thanks Will that did it ..sorry to bother you

Sorry for bothering you too, but when I try to run timelock.exe, windows says, that this is a Win16-file and cant be execuded? I have to buttons: ignore or close... both just close the window.

*Fuchur*

PS: PROBLEM SOLVED! CONFIG.NT was corupt.

The fluid looks great, but can someone explain the physics of how that cup holds that much water!?!?