Good morning How do I import a vdb file?

chungdan

[Good morning How do I import a vdb file?]

Try to import volume metric clouds, smoke lights, etc.

My source is ready and how do I import it?

Richard Haseltine

Into DS? Are you sure you can - I don't recal that being billed as a feature, and it seems to be related to volumetrics which DS doesn't support in Iray.

WendyLuvsCatz

Octane render 3 for Carrara can load them

not that that is probably useful in any way to you

I don't have the DS plugin for Octane 3 so no idea if that supports it but since in Carrara it uses the existing volumetrics probably not.

WendyLuvsCatz

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVDB

some bright spark may be able to create a conversion plugin since 3Delight actually supports it

chungdan

Richard Haseltine, th3Digit

Thank you for letting me know.

stevenroberts

Daz studio 4.20 just released can do volumetric stuff but no where is there any information on how to use .vdb files just lame videos touting that DS can now do volumetrics Im guessing they are gonna be part of a pack you have to buy and only the capability is there come on Daz where is the DOCUMENTATION on volumetrics?????

Richard Haseltine

stevenroberts said:

Daz studio 4.20 just released can do volumetric stuff but no where is there any information on how to use .vdb files just lame videos touting that DS can now do volumetrics Im guessing they are gonna be part of a pack you have to buy and only the capability is there come on Daz where is the DOCUMENTATION on volumetrics?????

There is a quick overview with steps here https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7329286/#Comment_7329286 , though most of the information is in th4e change log and release notes