Redshift has added direct support to render xpExplosiaFX without coverting to vdb first.
Will Arnold follow suit?
The X-Particles SDK does not allow access to explosiaFX and I don't see any recent changes. I guess I have to ask around. Of course if it becomes available, then we add direct support too.
@Peter Horvath in the manual it says Arnold can render via xpDomain
https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFCUG/X-Particles+volumetrics now xpDomain replaced with xpFluidFLIP, I tried on few scenes and can't get renders. Any updates for both explosiafx and FLIP? thanx in advance.
Direct explosia support is in progress, but it requires a new xparticles sdk to be published.