LogInMorteza Ahmadi showcased the power of Bifrost and Arnold with his latest digital treat.
Technical/VFX Artist Morteza Ahmadi, also known as CGElementary, continues pushing the boundaries of Autodesk's flagship animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering toolset, Maya, by presenting a new 3D simulation that might just make your belly rumbling.
This time, the creator leveraged the software's MPM Solver in Bifrost, a dedicated plug-in that provides a node-based framework for building custom visual effects in Maya, to cook an absolutely delectable digital jelly that can jiggle and wobble and be cut with a spoon in a lifelike manner. Additionally, the artist utilized Arnold to render the dish, keeping the pipeline entirely within the Autodesk ecosystem.
"I've been doing simulation and VFX studies for years and I must say, Bifrost MPM is just mind-blowing," commented Morteza. "The simulation quality and performance are on another level. And yes, I think it's better than Houdini."
Previously, the author also demonstrated how Maya can be used to set up 3D water, smoke, clouds, candles, and more:
Some of you may already know Morteza as the developer behind X-Ray, a tool for stunning real-time rendering in Maya's Viewport 2.0. X-Ray focuses on being artistic and versatile, turning every light and reflection into a canvas you can easily adjust, paint on, and modify to your liking. Best of all, it doesn't demand powerful graphics cards – if your system can run Maya's Viewport 2.0, it can run X-Ray, delivering high-quality results even on lower-end GPUs.
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