Summary
If you have never touched Mantaflow simulations in Blender until today, congratulations on making it through this chapter and creating your first fire simulation!
We covered quite a few topics in this chapter, so let’s recap! First, we learned what Mantaflow is and how it was introduced to Blender. We looked at what creating a simulation is about and the two types to choose from – gas and liquid. We also covered all the objects you can add to your simulations – that is, domains, flows, and effectors.
After that, we worked together and created an awesome fire simulation. Using Mantaflow can be a bit challenging at times but hopefully, this chapter gave you a clear understanding and a boost of confidence to go and create simulations!
I encourage you to open Blender and try to create a simulation and have fun with it! You can do something weird such as setting a monkey's head on fire and having the color of the flames be purple! Or, you could do something a bit more serious such as using force fields to create a tornado effect! The things you can create with Mantaflow are almost endless!
The next chapter is all about the domains, flows, and effectors. We will look at each in detail and talk about their settings so that you understand exactly what values to change to get your desired simulation!
