Beginner path
Your first simulation, step by step
Install Cloth neXt, set up the solver, build a small test scene and finish your first bake. No prior simulation experience needed.
5 lessons · 45 min
- 1Install Cloth neXt and set up the solverInstall the add-on from the Superhive extension repository, install AETHER and check that everything works.8 min
- 2Choose the right role for each objectEvery object in a Cloth neXt scene gets one role, called Object Type. It decides how the object behaves and which settings you see.7 min
- 3Bake your first simulationDrop a cloth onto an object and bake a short test. This checks the whole pipeline before you work on a real shot.10 min
- 4Use the viewport toolbarNew Look is a compact toolbar in the 3D viewport. Set the cache folder, choose quality and bake without leaving the viewport.6 min
- 5Tune the cloth materialStart from a preset and change only the setting that matches what you see. One change at a time.14 min