SIMPLE water simulation

[peterguthrie]

Hi All,

I am looking for a nice easy to use way of simulating water. Cant use reactor as my computer for some reason wont run max 2009 and i dont have max 2010 or 2011.

I'm amazed webGL things like this exist http://madebyevan.com/webgl-water/ but we dont have any easy way of making anything similar in 3dsmax??????????????

I just need to make a shallow pool with objects in the way that nicely interact with the water - making ripples like this: http://s22.postimg.org/o51f4l5up/LA_030.jpg

anyone? any other plugins or separate apps i could look into?

[Neilg]

Phoenix?
Although if that webgl thing is good enough for you i'd look into using ripple modifiers and maps in the max displace mod.

[peterguthrie]

will probably try that for this project i guess...

[lukx]

another vote for Phoenix

[Raven]

Hey Peter

Back in the day I would have suggested Digimations SplashMax. But how about using flex.
http://www.offsetnull.com/3ds-max/si...ter-with-flex/

Cheers
Gavin

[artmaknev]

It used to be easy with reactor, now with MassFX its almost impossible... if you figure this out, please let us know here!

[peterguthrie]

likewise... reactor used to work great

seems it is too simple a thing for phoenix

I ended up doing what neilg suggested, max displace modifier and max ripple modifiers

[gregvfx]

Not sure it will help.

http://www.maxplugins.de/max2016.php...rf&sort=Author

[m_hinks]

likewise... reactor used to work great

seems it is too simple a thing for phoenix

I ended up doing what neilg suggested, max displace modifier and max ripple modifiers

I had a similar issue and support tested my scene and found it was working just needed a lot more cells!! I was just testing the demo. They also said a new waves specific feature is being worked on which would help.