This tutorial will guide you through creating a fluid dynamic simulation of swirling water inside a glass sphere. Next Limit RealFlow 4 and AutoDesk 3DS Max are used in the tutorial.

The goal of this tutorial is to animate a small body of water inside a spherical container using Next Limit’s fluids engine, RealFlow. The water inside the container will be generated by the RealFlow’s particle system and fluid motion acheived using a combination of fluid dynamic settings and force fields native to the RealFlow simulation tool. The completed animation will be rendered within a 3D graphics application such as 3D Studio Max.