Dforce sim holding computer hostage ... can I stop and restart?

marty.russell56_7809659940

Recently did a Dforce sim on Trees w/ Leaves product. 150 frames took three days, 17 hours, 56 minutes and 28.55 seconds. My question is, can you stop (cancel) a Dforce sim, save it and then restart the sim where you left off? Also, after completing that sim I added a clothed figure to the scene. Is it possible to select and simulate one item in a scene without having to resimulate other Dforce items in the same scene? Help!

Richard Haseltine

No, you can't pause a simulation I'm afraid. You can select the simulated items and in the parameters pane turn on Freeze Simulation to lock them while another thing is being simulated.

marty.russell56_7809659940

Thanks. Was afraid to try stopping and restarting a sim but wondered if I could restart one using the "simulate from Frame X to Frame X" option in the simulation pane. Will look for and try the Freeze Simulation option. That should save some time without having to re-simulate everything. Thanks!