Product video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWKsQ8T6lAE
Meta Foam is a system for realistic rendering of foam and bubbles in Unreal Engine.
Driven by Blueprints, foam actors can be interactively placed and shaped in the editor using static meshes which seamlessly merge together and with multiple presets to achieve plausible results straight out of the box.
Meta Foam is more than just a transparent material, it brings offline rendered foam quality to Unreal Engine by rendering foam in multiple passes. Therefore, currently the tool targets high-end platforms and cinematics. It is not suitable for mobile platforms.
Meta Foam offers two modes:
・Thin mode (2D) – suitable for placing thin layers of foam on objects, liquids
・Thick mode (3D) – suitable for turning entire meshes into foam
The thick foam mode works in world space, which means no UVs are necessary and there will be no visible seams or tiling artifacts.
Presets:
1. Beer foam
2. Coffee foam
3. Cola foam
4. Milk foam
5. Tea foam
The presets can be used as a starting point to create custom foam presets by adjusting foam properties, bubble layers etc.
Meta Foam offers a reasonable approximation balancing quality and performance by placing emphasis on realistic rendering of larger bubbles while simplifying smaller bubbles. This makes it suitable for hero assets in games and for use in cutscenes. Meta Foam can also be used for visualization and product shots with a completely procedural Cinematics mode, removing texture resolution constraints.
To learn more about the technology behind Meta Foam, please see the following article on our website:
https://www.metameow.com/articles/approaches-to-realtime-foam-rendering
Don’t miss this opportunity! Experience the full potential of your game environments with Meta Foam, the ultimate foam system for Unreal Engine. Effortlessly create and customize foam with stunning detail and unmatched efficiency. Bring your vision to life and transform your projects today with Meta Foam. See the difference for yourself!
Technical Details
Features:
- Realistic modeling of foam: at far to close distance with individual bubbles visible
- 2D and 3D foam: supports various mesh types, even without UVs
- Procedural shading: density/scale sliders, shading controls and detailed five-layer bubble controls
- Displacement: detailed bubble silhouettes when seen from the side (requires high mesh density)
- Full dynamic lighting: supports Lumen and dynamic lights, combine with daylight system or IBL
- Art direction: use vertex colors to paint foam or fine-tune bubble scale/amount
- Scalability: Render quality settings are provided to switch between in-game and cinematic modes.
Number of Blueprints: 1
Input:
Network Replicated: No
Supported Development Platforms: Windows: Yes, Mac: No
Documentation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YXkrdnfNWzIPCQPPpEs9Juj1oIVasT2I7-W-bvAAcvA/edit?pli=1
Important/Additional Notes: Nanite is not supported due to using translucent materials. Raytracing currently unsupported.
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