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Paul Hatton

After graduating with a first-class computer science degree, Paul Hatton has spent nearly two decades working within the 3D visualisation industry.

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More presets added

Impressive shading capabilities for fire and smoke

Simulations can now be processed standalone

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More powerful and extensive simulators do exist

STANDALONE SIMULATOR

This previewer is a tool that enables users to see their simulations without having to load them into either Maya or 3ds Max. This can save time, especially if you need to review multiple simulations or preview options without the hassle of getting it set up in one of the aforementioned packages. The previewer accepts VDB, AUR, PRT and F3D file formats. This previewing tool doesn’t yet support the previewing of meshes, but no doubt that will only be a matter of time.

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