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19-10-2012, 03:18 PM
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PC freezes when using maya fluids
my pc specs
cpu - amd fx 8150 8 core processor, 3.6ghz
ram - 8gb
graphics card - nvidia geforce 560
Pc and maya works fine but whenever i try and simulate fluids pc just freezes, can you please help me with this, thanks
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Have you set the resolution on the fluid container to high did maya give you a warning that it might be to high.....................dave
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no res is not high, ive used maya fluids before on my other pc which is less powerful and works fine
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What version of maya are you using and have you checked out autodesk for known bugs...........dave
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ive tried versions 2012 and 2013 of maya, both have same problem, they worked fine on my older pc, i thought it was maybe my graphics card so bought a new one but still having same problem
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