Rhino Volumetric Viewport Renderer: Openvdb Visualizer

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Rhino Volumetric Viewport Renderer, a custom viewport rendering plugin built for real-time visualization of volumetric datasets (such as smoke, fire, clouds, and explosions) directly inside the Rhino workspace.

Core Capabilities

  • Tri-Format Support: Render NanoVDB (.nvdb), sparse OpenVDB (.vdb), and custom RLE-compressed volumetric format (.vol) seamlessly in the viewport.
  • VDB to Mesh & Mesh to VDB Conversion: Convert volumetric grids directly to Rhino polygon meshes (ideal for extracting level sets, isosurfaces, or exporting geometry) and convert standard meshes back into voxel grids.
  • Fast Sequence Playback: Load and play cached volumetric animations at high framerates with fully automated memory management.
  • Smart Conversions: Convert single files or batch-convert entire folders of VDBs to .nvdb or .vol format in seconds.
  • Visual Presets & Styling: Instantly toggle between pre-calibrated lookups such as Cloud, Fire, Neon, and Explosion or load custom rendering presets.

Why use the custom .vol format?

While sparse .vdb files are optimized for disk space, the custom dense .vol format uses simple PackBits-style float RLE compression, maximizing loading and decompression speed. It bypasses the overhead of parsing sparse tree hierarchies, making viewport playback and frame loading fast and responsive.

https://www.food4rhino.com/en/app/rhinonanovdb-plugin

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Is this , or it will be, anyhow available?

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it will be available via food4rhino

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It is available now

https://www.food4rhino.com/en/app/rhinonanovdb-plugin