thinkingParticles 6 Analyzer Tool - debug the more complex on one window
8thinkingParticles 6 Analyzer Tool explained.
Notes from the cebas Living Manual:
thinkingParticles offers various tools to help you debug a simulation or setup. With its latest release thinkingParticles 6 introduces a new tool called TP Analyzer, this tool is meant to find and visualize the bottlenecks in a simulation and setup. When a simulation runs the TP Analyzer can be invoked by pressing the 'A' key when the thinkingParticles dialog is open or by pressing Shift+Alt+A when Max is active.
In this video, Edwin Braun goes step-by-step on how to get started with an intermediate complex setup involving dynamic sets FlowSolver - ImplicitShape ISO Surface - TrailBorn and Emitters ...
Debug the 'slow down' of the effects due to more and more surface generation so we use the Analyzer Tool : no more guessing! Press the 'A' button and the Analyzer tool is now up and running superb for debugging in-depth complex scene setups.
The Analyzer Tool gives you real-time feedback to every single call to every single node. No more guessing as you want your effects scene to be perfect! You can stop the playback to analyze the readings in terms of memory use, most particles, timings, callings etc. For example, which Operator is creating the most particles - do a Right-Click and all the data presents itself. You can then tweak Real-Time as desired and use your particles and hardware efficiently.