This page provides information on the Phoenix FD Cache Converter tool.
Cache Converter Overview
The cache_converter command-line utility can convert already existing .aur cache sequences to OpenVDB sequences without simulating.
UI Path:
- Windows: C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\Phoenix FD\Maya 20xx for x64\bin\cache_converter
- Linux: usr > ChaosGroup > Phoenix FD > Maya 20xx-x64 >Tools>cache_converter
Arguments
srcfile – Specifies the input .aur file(s) name or pattern. You can use "###" as a frame number and the files will be treated as a sequence.
dstfile – Specifies the output .vdb file(s) name or pattern. You can use "###" as a frame number and the files will be treated as a sequence.
Options
-start – Specifies the starting frame of the sequence.
-end – Specifies the end frame of the sequence.
-verbose – Shows the conversion progress.
-help – Shows the available commands.
-credits – Shows the copyright notices for the cache converter and used libraries
Example
cache_converter.bin -srcfile ND2_PhoenixFDFire001_####.aur -dstfile outFile_####.vdb -start 0 -end 10 -verbose