Changing fluid emitter scale

[josemendez]

Thanks for the reply. I have changed the scale of the particles as you suggested, but when I run the simulation the liquid just explodes everywhere. I have changed a sorts of variables and have been fiddling far too long just to get a ballpark accurate simulation in correct scale with no success. Do you have any examples that are the right size? Having something that works to reference would help a lot.

What I am looking to accomplish is to have an enclosed orb (about the size of a fist) half filled with fluid that can just slosh around. I don't need it emitted in a flow or burst, just need it to exist there in the orb when the scene starts. Do you have a good idea as to how I can accomplish this?

Thanks

Hi!

If the fluid is exploding, that means either your viscosity or your surface tension are too high for the mass of your particles (the docs state that they can cause the simulation to be unstable if too high). Reduce them to zero, and start cranking them up slowly till you like the behavior.

Alternatively, instead of changing the simulation resolution you could perform the simulation in local space instead of world space (check "local space simulation" in the solver, then parent the emitter under the solver), then just scale the solver to scale the whole simulation to whatever size you need. This however has the drawbacks associated with local space: moving the solver around won't affect the movement of your particles.