About Plumebus

Plumebus adds a GPU‑accelerated 3D smoke and fire simulation engine to Adobe After Effects, allowing users to view results live in a full‑speed viewport. The plugin includes a ray‑march render engine, a Real‑Time Editor, and two‑way sync that lets changes be sent back to the composition without a full render. Emitters can be created from spheres, boxes, meshes, text and layers, and multiple emitters may be used simultaneously. The system responds to forces, 3D colliders, After Effects lights and the camera. Over 40 presets cover scenarios such as gun smoke, explosions, fog, smoke transitions, logo reveals, and looping beds. Additional features include fire and combustion simulation, particle emission, VDB playback, and a path‑traced renderer with tonemap.

Features

• Full GPU smoke simulation engine paired with a raymarch render engine
• Real-Time Editor with full-speed viewport and instant feedback, no pre-render
• Emitters from spheres, boxes, meshes, text and layers, with multiple emitters
• Forces, 3D colliders, AE lights and AE camera support
• 40+ presets covering gun smoke, explosions, fog, smoke transitions and logo reveals
• Fire, combustion and explosions, particle emission and VDB playback
• Path-traced renderer with tonemap and live two-way sync back to the comp

Best for

After Effects artists who need interactive smoke and fire effects, from gun smoke and explosions to fog, smoke transitions, and 3D object trails, all created directly in the timeline.