Hi everyone,

I have a set of particles with radii and alpha values from a Fluid Simulation I programmed. Those are in *.txt files per frame of animation. Particle counts range from 200k up to 1M. I would like to render those particles by some sort of Volume Rendering, including realistic shadows. Could anyone recommend me a Software Package to achieve this task? The software does not necessarily need to be free, but a free trial version should be available. I'm up to do some scripting in the software package recommended if needed. Also, pointers to (partial) solutions or tutorials to achieve my task in the software package you recommend would be highly appreciated.

Thanks for you Help,
Shial

I don't know of any software that could do it out of the box without plugins or scripts.
You can try blender it's open source and you can change it as you need.

I am really curious to know how you did it.

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Andyba, 3d artist
skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing
3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush
2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

hi, shial. i think you can have a try with blender, and i know foxrender farm support Blender 2.63 (64-bit), and you can have a free trial , Good luck ! Here is the website: http://www.foxrenderfarm.com