#Realflow 2013 how to#
#Realflow 2013 drivers#

Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™ GloballyР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ means that this feature will always be enabled and you do not have to activate it when you create a new project. The first, is to enable the available OpenCL devices globally under There are two main methods to activate RealFlow OpenCL support.

#Realflow 2013 how to#

How to Use RealFlowР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs OpenCL Implementation Even if RealFlow's Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™System information.Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ button suggests that your graphic board can be used, there is unfortunately no guarantee that it will contribute to a simulation. There might be cases where GPUs are not taken into account and in this case you will most probably see a slight increase of simulation time Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ typically a few seconds per frame. There is one important note about RealFlow's OpenCL implementation: At the moment, this technology should be considered experimental and it strongly depends on the used hardware, drivers, and operating system. The window which opens contains detailed information about the detected devices and their computation capabilities. More information about the specifications can be found when you click on the Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™System informationР Р†Р вЂљР’В¦Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ button. By default, RealFlow detects these devices automatically and activates their associated checkboxes. RealFlow provides support for CPU-, GPU-based and OpenCL accelerator devices. To check whether your device is supported by RealFlow, please open the Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Simulation OptionsР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ panel (it can be opened when you click on the little triangle next to the Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™SimulateР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ button), under Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™HybridoР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ you will find a section called Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™OpenCLР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ.

#Realflow 2013 drivers#

Due to the almost infinite number of hardware configurations, drivers and system specifications it is actually impossible to guarantee that every graphic device can be used for Hybrido simulations. The minimum requirement for GPU support is a graphic device with OpenCL 1.1. One huge advantage of the OpenCL system is that it is platform-independent and available for all major operating systems. Other RealFlow solvers (SPH, HySPH, Caronte and RealWave) are currently not supported and do not provide interfaces to OpenCL. With RealFlow 2013 we added OpenCL support for Hybrido simulations. Anyways! That was my opinionated review between Realflow 2012 and Realflow 2013.OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is an interface for non-uniform parallel computing units, e.g. The scene setup, daemons, fluid emitters, and menus are mostly the same, with maybe some minor parts different. I would say just about everything else is the same. Also, when building the finalized mesh, there are some more properties that can be changed to make the mesh look better. There are more ways for optimization within the fluid emitter properties and also more ways to displace the overall mesh. In Realflow 2013, it has many more properties that you can alter with which can give a more desired mesh in the long run. ThereР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs no need to mess with the Relationship Editor if you arenР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt working with Hybrido. However, Realflow 2013 feels a little bit better and overall faster when working with fluid emitters. Realflow 2013 has a Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Relationship EditorР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ which I find to become very confusing when it comes to Hybrido simulations. Realflow 2012 is very straightforward with its interface. The reason I say this is because of both of their interfaces. Personally, I use Realflow 2012 more for Hybrido simulations, and Realflow 2013 more for just fluid emitter simulations. IР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћm not necessarily going to focus on pros and cons, but more on how their workflow feels. Hello Everyone! In this post IР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћm going compare and review Realflow 2012 and Realflow 2013.