Maya Bifrost Aero

Bifrost Aero is a part of Bifrost that can simulate fluids.

Solver
The Simulate Aero node is where the volume gets calculated. It takes input information and then does the simulation.

influencers
Influencers change the behavior of the simulation like fields. They have an influence and an out influence knob so they can be set up in series or parallel to get the desired effect.

performance
For testing out a low res simulation that runs faster is usually what you want. Unfortunately bifrost rendering in the viewer can't keep up even with a low resolution so real-time preview is not a thing yet. Increase Speed:
 * In the Aero Solver set the Max time steps from 3 to 1. This will make the simulation less physically accurate but way faster in low resolutions. You can also deactivate higher order time integration for an extra small speed increase.
 * Disable the viewport.
 * Lower the detail size (resolution)
 * Lower accuracy of the fluid? 0.05?

=Caching=

Caching specific properties
When using an Aero Volume for rendering you don't need all the properties. To save disk space type the following properties in the properties box of the file_cache node: voxel_component voxel_fog_density voxel_temperature voxel_tile_tree voxel_velocity

Disable view-port for caching
You can hide the bif object to speed up the caching. NOTE you need at least one unhidden bif object for bifrost to evaluate.