LogInDante Metaphor is working on a custom solver.
Drawing inspiration from Wētā FX's work, Dante Metaphor, whose appetizing mitarashi dango dumpling simulation we've shared before, began experimenting with custom adhesion settings in an HDA and shared a new test. The developer mentioned that while it's still too costly to capture all details in a single solve, as evidenced by the loss of detail in the meshing, things are coming together nicely.
Dante suspects that performance could be improved by combining wet maps with a point-thick FLIP/POP solver to preserve fine surface details. He has some ideas, such as flattening the geometry into UV space and adjusting forces accordingly, followed by implementing a custom tension solver to create a thin skin sheet effect. There's still more work to be done.
Take a look at some previous tests below:
Stay tuned for more by following Dante Metaphor on X/Twitter and LinkedIn and join our 80 Level Talent platform and our new Discord server, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Telegram, TikTok, and Threads, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.