[Feature Request] Whitewater Emitters: Add functionality for objects to emit whitewater particles

[rlguy]

Add the ability to have objects emit whitewater particles. This feature will likely be implemented into the UI as additional setting in the Fluid/Inflow object parameters.

Example Effects:

• Dissolving pill in a glass of water
• Bubble 'tracer' particles in a viscous honey pour
• Fluid flow visualizations
• Carbonated drinks

[PavelBlend]

I would like to be able to get random particle sizes. Like here: https://vimeo.com/130118827 Is it realizable?

[rlguy]

That's a nice looking effect! I will take this into account when I implement this feature.

Random particle sizes will only be possible if we implement whitewater as a particle system. We do plan to add an option to convert whitewater into a particle system and we have done some testing with this. There are particle system performance problems if there are a large number of particles (millions), but it should be fine for simulations with a small number of particles such as this one.

Note: For Blender 2.80, there have been major performance improvements for large particle systems.

[rlguy]

My apologies for the ping on this issue thread, just cleaning up the FLIP Fluids GitHub issue tracker.

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