Hello everyone,
I’ve got a new (quite decent) computer and now a very strange problem occurs: When I add a smoke simulation to my scene (actually I know how to do it, I’ve done it several times before), no smoke is emitted from my object. I can only see the particles, but no smoke.
It has nothing to do with the version, I tested it with 2.56 and 2.57. So I guess, my computer is the cause of the problem. But I don’t know what’s wrong with it. Any ideas? 
I have the same problem! Please help us.
Do you mean the 3D view?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think particles only show up when rendered…
I’m not sure though.
Yes, I meant the 3D view. I used to see the smoke in it, now I can still see the particles, but no smoke. And as the particles have a lifetime of just one frame, this is no use at all…
use the shortcuts to get a working setup:
in 3D-view-window with cube selected press:
space-bar
and enter:
make smoke
the smoke-domain and a working setup for material is generated.
Press Alt-A to start the animation
and during the animation press again
Alt-A to stop at some point of smoking…
Then press F12 to create a render.
Tweak the settings in material and particle system for the smoking-cube …
(maybe read some of the tutorials… watch some …
and use the search function in the forum…)
Thanks for your answer, but this does not help. As I said, I know how to create a smoke simulation and I’ve already created some on my old computer, but it doesn’t work on my new one…
And I did use the search function, but as I don’t want to know how a smoke simulation is created (I know this already after watching several tutorials about it), but what I can do, if it doesn’t work nevertheless, it didn’t help me to find an appropriate thread for my problem. So I decided to start a new one.
But the problem is still there unfortunately…
Is there a difference in the computers? Could it be a hardware problem?
Or maybe it’s your computer saying it doesn’t want to smoke! groan
(I apologize.)
Yes, the smoke is rendered as usual. But working with smoke without seeing it in the 3D view window is really annoying/hardly possible…
On my other laptop it works fine…so I’m afraid it’s just an hardware problem. Damn.
I recently switched over to 2.57 (I assume that’s what all the hip kids are using nowadays)
And I’m having a very similar problem…
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tried updating graphic drivers?
and also, did you try what test-dr said? (spacebar -> Make Smoke) ?
I didn’t notice that before! I think smoke can not be visible in 3D type.