thinkingParticles 7.1 Released

The update introduces physically-based hyperelastic continuum mechanics, with 5 more advanced Material Point Method solvers to simulate elastic material properties such as rubber, jelly, or viscoelastic materials.

Cebas Visual Technology has released thinkingParticles 7.1 – the latest update to the particle system plug-in for 3ds Max.

The new version introduces physically-based hyperelastic continuum mechanics, adding 5 more advanced Material Point Method (MPM) solvers. MPM is a grid-based system that accelerates the physically accurate simulation of real-world material properties. It is now possible to simulate elastic material properties such as rubber, jelly, or viscoelastic materials.

The update also offers NanoVDB, a subset of OpenVDB optimized to leverage the power of massive parallel processing units, at no extra cost. NanoVDB's functionality is used through finalRender.

Other changes include ShowVDB having the option to display volumes within the viewport as either rendered fog or smoke, wireframe, or Voxel representation. This new option is available for 3ds Max 2023+ users.

The new SimpleDeform feature uses particles to create procedural mesh deformations, while Tracer, an advanced particle multiplication operator, allows you to increase the number of particles in any simulation without actually adding extra load to the solver.

SPH hydro fluid solver now has a faster impulse response; splashing fluids and fluid-fluid interaction are now simulated in a better, more realistic way.

Another new feature in 7.1 is the ShapePivotAdjust node, which allows you to procedurally manipulate the Pivot of any Shape or Particle within thinkingParticles.

Finally, thinkingParticles enhanced MPM clusters interaction; this allows for a fully procedural setup to control Stiffness, Friction, Stickiness, or extra Push forces per cluster.

thinkingParticles is available for $55/month or $945/year.

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