Rigid Body Dynamics is one of RealFlow’s key features, but still a little underestimated, though its capability of interacting with fluids is a strong feature. The possibilities with rigid bodies are at least as versatile as with fluid dynamics. The new Character Environment Scripts from Next Limit are a powerful extension of the existing system. RF_magazine’s “Rigid Body Dynamics” gives a coherent summary of the backgrounds and methods behind this mighty feature. Additionally, you’ll get basic, but essential facts about forces, velocities, and other physical properties.

As always, RF_magazine starts with easy-to-follow examples, showing you basic concepts. With growing knowledge you’ll be able to understand the more complex projects, covered in this issue. Problems aren’t omitted, because they’re a fundamental part of an artist’s daily work. Only by knowing, how to avoid troubles, you can establish a smoother workflow.

Finally, I’m proud to introduce Carlos Pegar, lead programmer of RealFlow’s Rigid Body Dynamics solver at Next Limit. Carlos kindly accounted for an article about the key features of RealImpact. You’ll find infinitely useful tips and explanations. Don’t miss this article, because you can’t get closer to RealImpact’s source, than getting educated by its creators.

Scripting with RealFlow - Introduction | 70 MB

With RealFlow 4, Next Limit introduced a Python interface. Remembering the first reactions in the “old” official forum, scripting wasn’t very popular at that time. But, in the meantime, scripting became one of the most important parts of the package. On the other hand, many artists are still afraid of using this mighty tool. When people think about scripting and programming, they often have the impression that you need a deep understanding of maths. This editon wants to show that you can achieve stunning effects with little effort. Python scripting in RealFlow is your friend, because it makes life so much easier in many ways.

RF_magazine uncovers scripting techniques with lots of examples and projects. With this issue you can discover the advantages and power of scripting. Next Limit chose Python, because it’s an easy to learn and wide spread language. In many terms, Python almost reads as spoken English. This feature makes Python suited for beginners.

So, don’t hesitate and dive into scripting with RealFlow. After a few hours you’ll be able to write your own first script.

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