Is there any possible way i can make a simulation obey a mesh that was deformed by displacement in an arnold shader network?

[Anonymous]

Like a water simulation colliding with the mesh created by a displacement made in a shader network...Thank you

[madsd · Accepted solution]

You typically make 2 constructs.

A lowres simulation mesh, as a physical item in the scene that you sim against, and a high quality render time displacement where you render your sim together with the displaced item.

[Anonymous]

Nope you dont get it, the mesh is displaced with a material not a deformer how do i get to sim against it since it not displaced in the viewport.

[madsd]

I know exactly what you want and under what conditions you layed out the issue.
Rendertime displacement cant be used to simulate against unless the sim plugin/DCC allows some kind of custom solution. Simulations always needs physical mesh, this is why the typical solution is to use a viewport displacement on the mesh as a sim guide and a rendertime displacment for visual quality.

[Anonymous]

Yes i already know that, was just looking for anotherr solution...Thanks

[lee_griggs]

Not sure which plugin you are using but there is also Bake Selected Geometry.

[Anonymous]

Thanks is it available in c4dtoa cuz' that's the one I use