Example Scene Descriptions
On this page you will find details about the example scenes included with the FLIP Fluids addon. You may download the example scenes from the FLIP Fluids product downloads after purchasing the addon. Many scenes include full render setups and detailed notes.
- Getting Started Guide
- Surface Tension Examples
- Force Field Examples
- Camera Tracked Footage Examples
- Attribute and Motion Blur Examples
- Test Case Examples
Step-by-step Blend file examples can be found in our beginner-friendly written tutorial: Creating Your First FLIP Fluids Simulation.
The following scenes showcase the FLIP Fluids surface tension solver, first introduced in version 1.0.5. These scenes are compatible with Blender 2.8 or later.
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This example .blend file will recreate a similar effect as seen in the first shot of the Daredevil television show intro.
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dripping_wax_head.mp4 |
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This example .blend file will recreate a similar text-splash effect as seen in our sheeting effects announcement video.
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flip_text_sheeting_splash.mp4 |
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This example .blend file will recreate the strawberry splash effect in the foreground of the example render.
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strawberry_splash.mp4 |
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This example .blend file will recreate the surface tension splash effect in the foreground of the example render.
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zero_g_splash.mp4 |
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The following scenes showcase the FLIP Fluids force field feature set first introduced in version 1.0.9. These scenes are only compatible with Blender 2.82 or later.
All force field example scenes contain detailed notes about the simulation setup and settings.
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In this example scene, a repelling point force is used to agitate the shape of a rhino. A volume force is used to mold fluid into the shape of the rhino.
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point_force_rhino.mp4 |
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In this example scene, a surface force is used to attract fluid to flow along the side of a Möbius Strip, a one sided object with non-manifold geometry.
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mobius_strip_fluid.mp4 |
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Getting fluid to effectively stick to a moving object can be difficult in fluid simulation. In this example scene, an attractive surface force is used to aid in fluid adhesion against animated obstacle.
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fluid_adhesion_example.mp4 |
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In this example scene, a surface force is used to align the direction of gravity to a curved triangle surface to create a warped section of an ocean.
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surface_force_curved_ocean.mp4 |
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Fluid Control Objects were a feature in the older Blender Elbeem simulator that could be used to create 3D fluid shapes. Since Blender 2.82+, this feature has been removed. Our FLIP Fluids volume force can be used to mimic and improve on the older control object feature. In this example scene, an animated volume force is used to mold the fluid into the shape of Blender's Suzanne Monkey model rising out of a pool of liquid.
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force_field_control_object.mp4 |
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In this example scene, an animated character is used as a volume force to create a powerful fluid monster. This scene uses EEVEE for a quick render.
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volume_force_monster.mp4 |
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In this example scene, a curve guided force field is used to direct fluid to flow along and spin around a Bézier Curve object.
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curve_guided_force.mp4 |
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Added by popular request! In this example scene, a pool of splashy fluid grows into the shape of a cornered stairstep before fluid balls drop in the direction of the step shaped normals. The fluid then shrinks back down into the original pool shape where a vortex is then created to remove the fluid. As a whole, this simulation setup is more complex than our other example scenes, containing many keyframes, moving parts, and multiple force fields, but when broken down into parts it is actually not all the complicated and just use the fundamentals displayed in our other force field scenes.
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stairstep_ocean.mp4 |
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Added by popular request! In this example scene, a surface force is used to attract fluid and align to the curved race track geometry while two boats race around the track. The track model and racing animation are based on Derek Elliott's "Racing Cars in Blender 2.8!" tutorial. Due to the high final resolution of 800, 32 GB of RAM is recommended to run this simulation.
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force_field_boat_race.mp4 |
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The following scenes supply camera tracked footage and scale models so that you can experiment with compositing!
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Added by popular request! In this example scene, a staircase is modeled to scale to match camera tracked footage of a real life staircase. A fluid simulation is then run and composited over the camera tracked footage. In the animation, fluid spreads along the surface of the stairwell and up walls before a strange force pulls and pushes around the fluid.
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force_field_composite.mp4 |
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The following scenes provide simple and quick demonstrations for how to use Blender's recent attribute features in applications such as motion blur rendering, attribute based shading, and for use in geometry nodes. The features used in these example files require an installation of Blender 3.1 or later.
These scenes provide minimal and basic setups that contain detailed notes - useful for learning the fundamentals of how to use attributes in Blender! These scenes focus on attribute setups for whitewater particles, but the same concepts apply to the liquid surface.
Refer to the Domain Attribute Documentation for more information on attributes and the FLIP Fluids addon.
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This example .blend file demonstrates a basic set up for converting the whitewater simulation meshes to pointcloud objects using a geometry node group. Blender 3.1's new pointcloud object type make rendering many points much more efficient in both render speed and memory usage compared to default particle instancing. Pointclouds will allow you to render more particles than you ever could before. Pointclouds also add support motion blur and attribute rendering, allowing for interesting effects. |
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This example .blend file demonstrates a basic motion blur set up for both the fluid surface and whitewater particles using geometry nodes. This type of motion blur is only available for the Cycles render engine. |
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This example .blend file demonstrates a basic velocity based shader set up for whitewater particles using attributes. This type of feature is only available for the Cycles render engine. In addition to the velocity based shader, the velocity is also used to render the particles with motion blur. |
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This example .blend file demonstrates a basic geometry node set up for randomizing particle sizes using a FLIP ID attribute. This Attribute is also used in a shader to randomize particle color. This type of feature is only available for the Cycles render engine. |
id_random_particle_size.mp4 |
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This example .blend file demonstrates a basic geometry node set up for using the FLIP Lifetime attribute to scale down particles before they despawn. The lifetime attribute values are the time remaining before a particle is removed from the simulation. When the lifetime value reaches 0.0, the particle is removed. This attribute is also used in a shader to change the color of the particle as its lifetime progresses. This type of feature is only available for the Cycles render engine. |
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Scenes from our 2021 - 2022 FLIP Fluids Addon Development Video (beginning at timestamp 7:06).
These scenes provide full render setups and more complex node groups that expand on the concepts within our basic attribute examples. For notes on the basics of attributes, refer to the Basic Setups example scenes.
Refer to the Domain Attribute Documentation for more information on attributes and the FLIP Fluids addon.
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Example using the Surface Age attribute. The age attribute measures how long the fluid has existed in the simulation. Age values are measured in seconds and start at a value of 0.0s when the fluid is spawned from a Fluid or Inflow object.
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Example using the Surface Color attribute including color blending and mixing. Color attributes allow for you to set a color for each Fluid or Inflow object. Enabling the color mixing feature allows for colors to blend together!
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Example using the Surface Velocity attribute. In this shader, fast moving fluid glows a bright green.
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Example using the Surface Vorticity attribute. Fluid vorticity can be thought of as a measure of rotation - or how swirly or turbulent the liquid is in an area. In this shader, the glowing red color shows where the liquid is most turbulent.
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Example using the Whitewater Lifetime attribute. The lifetime attribute values are the time remaining before a particle is removed from the simulation. When the lifetime value reaches 0.0, the particle is removed. In this shader, whitewater particles transition from blue to green as their lifetimes decrease.
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Example using the Whitewater Velocity attribute. Similar to the velocity attribute on the fluid surface, whitewater particles can also be shaded based on their motion.
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The following four example scenes were used during the beta to test performance and features on users' systems. These scenes were created during early development of the simulator and some became popular posts on the Reddit /r/Simulated subreddit. These scenes are compatible with Blender 2.8 or later.
A basic fluid simulation scene. Water cascades over a series of obstacles before flooding the base of the water feature.
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cascading_water_feature.mp4 |
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An invisible box tumbles over pillar supports while an inflow fills it with water. This simulation features fluid interaction with an animated rigid body obstacle and showcases the whitewater feature.
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fluid_in_an_invisible_box_example.mp4 |
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A sticky grid drapes over a set of floating orbs. The orbs drop to the ground and the viscous net suddenly turns inviscid. This simulation features high quality mesh generation and showcases high viscosity buckling effects.
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A massive wave splashes against a lighthouse. This scene will stress test the simulator. At the highest resolution, over 48 million fluid particles and 12 million whitewater particles will be simulated.
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