For all previous versions of Maya, visit the AREA to obtain your installer. When installing Maya 2020 and above, Maya 2019.2 Update and above, as well as Maya 2018.7, Bifrost Extension for Maya is automatically included with the Maya installer. bifcmd, a tool that executes these procedural graphs directly on the command line.Bifrost Graph, a new node-based, visual programming environment where you can build procedural graphs to create effects such as sand, fire, smoke, and explosions.With Bifrost Extension for Maya, two additional features are included: BOSS, the Bifrost Ocean Simulation System.Bifrost Fluids, a procedural framework that can create simulated liquid and aerodynamic effects using a FLIP (fluid implicit particle) solver.Previously, Bifrost included the following features:
Artists can also take advantage of a wide array of ready-to-use graphs to create effects like fire, smoke, explosions, sand, and snow right out-of-the-box.
TDs can create custom graphs in the Bifrost Graph Editor and package them up for artists at their studio to use across different shows, scenes, and shots. Where can I find tutorials and other training materials on Bifrost?īifrost makes it possible for 3D artists and TDs to create complex effects in Maya quickly and easily using a new visual programming environment.Where can I find the Bifrost community forums?.Is Bifrost compatible with 3D assets created in non-Autodesk 3D animation tools?.What platforms are supported by Bifrost?.What are the minimum system requirements for Bifrost?.
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Is Bifrost available for free with a Maya subscription?.If I installed the new Bifrost, can I still use these features? I already use Bifrost Fluids and BOSS.