How to create smoke that spirals up? Any Ideas?

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I am trying to create a column of smoke that rises from the ground into a cloud and spirals on the way up. I can create the smoke but the spiraling escapes me. Which force field do I use and is there any idea on how to set it up?

I’ve tried the vortex force field but I don’t think I understand what it’s trying to do.

Thanks!

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it works with the vrtex field

see thread on volumes in WIP from NRK
it’s a long thread i know but i think youc an find a sample file there

i’v seen it worked

happy 2.5

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As Ricky said vortex field is the one you want, I recommend playing with the particles and the vortex field to get an idea how it works then applying that knowledge to the smoke sim.

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one trick i remember you may need to add more then one empties vwith ortex field
to get it going
but you will find this in the sample file

happy 2.5

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Thanks for the tips guys. This is what i have so far…

I have a vortex in the domain with max power and i also tried adding a vortex to an empty inside the domain, but neither one seem to have an effect.

Any thoughts?

I need it to be much more spiraled than it is…

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Update: When I try adding an empty with a force field inside the domain - there seems to be no effect on the smoke. However, when I add a force field in the particle settings on the emitter there is an effect but it increases the bake time to over 3 days… :frowning:

How do I solve this?