cgpetey Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Sorry if this has been answered before.... I have a fire anim that I want to start on frame 1 but I want the flame to be already built up like it would be on frame 25. So it starts at its peak and then plays through my 58 frame anim. I looked at the Rest Field in the solver because it had some things that sounded like they might work when I ticked 'enable rest'. I thought Frame Offset could work but I couldnt figure it out. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenduck Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Cache with an extra 25 frames (from F25 to F83) then timeshift the cache post sim. After your file node that reads the cache from disk, add a Timeshift with an expression in the Frame parameter set to $FF+25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Joe's solution should work assuming your fire source isn't animated and you're not interacting with anything animated throughout the sim. Your easiest option is to set your dop start frame to a negative number, like -24, to get your preroll. Another route would be to save out .sim files until you get a fire look that you like, and then you can use that sim file as your "Initial State" for your dop network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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