How to Create a Mantaflow Fluid Simulation in Blender

Overview

Learn how to create a Mantaflow fluid simulation in Blender 2.82 with this 16-minute tutorial. Download the Mantaflow branch, set up the scene with a cube and water circle, configure the domain and flow behavior, animate the simulation, and add keyframes. Explore mesh settings, baking processes, and FLIP particles. Enhance the scene with HDR lighting, refraction, and custom materials. Master the techniques for saving frames and rendering the final animation, gaining valuable skills in fluid and smoke simulations using Blender's new Mantaflow system.

Syllabus

Download Mantaflow
Scale up your cube
Create the water circle
Create the domain
Create the flow behavior
Initial velocity
Animating the flow
Adding keyframes
Mesh panel
Baking
Simulation
Flip Particles
Plane HDR
Lighting
Refraction
Particles
Material
Saving Frames
Render Animation