Using Axiom on GridMarkets
Scale Houdini simulations
beyond local hardware
Axiom simulations can quickly exceed local GPU and memory limits, especially for high-resolution fluid and pyro FX. GridMarkets removes these constraints by running your simulations on distributed cloud GPU infrastructure, so you can focus on creative iteration instead of hardware bottlenecks.
Run larger, higher-resolution simulations
Break past the ceiling of your local machine. Cloud GPU infrastructure scales to match your scene's demands.
Submit a sim and move on. No waiting on your workstation - results come back while you keep working
High-res pyro and fluid sims that would OOM locally run without issue on GridMarkets cloud machines.
Submit directly from Houdini using the same GridMarkets workflow - no new apps, no pipeline changes.
Iterate faster without local compute delays
Avoid GPU memory constraints
Keep your existing Houdini workflow unchanged
Axiom workflows on GridMarkets
How to run
Axiom on GridMarkets
Run Axiom inside Houdini using the same submission workflow you already use for GridMarkets
No new pipeline
No new app.
Use Axiom as you normally would inside your Houdini scene. Axiom runs natively in Houdini. GridMarkets makes it scalable.
Attach your Axiom solver output to the GridMarkets cloud cache node to stream simulation data efficiently.
Submit your Houdini job to GridMarkets like any other simulation.
GridMarkets handles compute, caching, and scaling so you can iterate faster.
Build your sim in Houdini
Connect GridMarkets caching
Simulate in the cloud
Follow these simple steps to start running Axiom on GridMarkets. Questions? Contact us at support@gridmarkets.com
Axiom on GridMarkets
Axiom Licensing & Free Trial Credits
included
Our partnership with Axiom permits GridMarkets users to run the solver at scale. GridMarkets supplies the Axiom licenses required at simulation submission time - the cost of the Axiom licenses is included in our machine-hour billing rates.
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Best of all, you can use the GridMarkets credits that you receive for free at signup to trial our service and the use of the Axiom solver.
Axiom licenses are supplied by GridMarkets at submission time .
Included in our machine-hour billing rates.
Use the GridMarkets credits you receive for free at signup to try GridMarkets service and the Axiom solver.
Licenses Included
Free Trial Credits
High-Performance GPU Fluid Simulation, Accessible to Everyone
Axiom delivers true sparse, GPU-accelerated fluid simulation built for artists and technical directors who need speed without sacrificing production-level control or quality. Its fully on-GPU sparse architecture means fire, smoke, and pyro effects that once required heavyweight CPU farms can now run faster, at higher resolution, and with tighter creative iteration loops.
Production-ready solver already used across film, TV, and games pipelines, with native Houdini integration
Built for Real Production Work
GridMarkets scales compute to match your scene, letting you push resolution and complexity as far as the creative work demands.
No Hardware Limits
Case study
Houdini Artist Neil Scholes Demonstrates Axiom
Neil Scholes shows how GPU-accelerated Axiom simulations in Houdini enable fast local iteration and scalable cloud rendering through dependency-based workflows with GridMarkets.
Sparse GPU Accelerated Fluid Simulation
What is Axiom?
Axiom is a sparse GPU accelerated volumetric fluid solver for computer graphics and visual effects. What sets it apart is the ability to run true sparse simulations fully on a GPU to leverage its computational power.
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Axiom can be used to simulate a wide variety of effects such as fire, smoke, pyrotechnics, and more! It's fully production ready and offers all the common features you'd expect from a fluid solver.
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Axiom uses industry standard technologies such as OpenVDB and OpenCL to maximize compatibility.
Fire
Smoke
Pyrotechnics
OpenVDB
OpenCL
GPU Accelerated
Fully on-GPU for maximum computational power
Fits cleanly into existing Houdini pipelines
Three simulations in 15 minutes combined
Tight Houdini integration for Unreal & Unity via SideFX Labs
True Sparse GPU Simulation
Native Houdini Integration
Fast Iterations
Games, Film & TV
Axiom is developed by Theory Accelerated and integrated with GridMarkets for cloud-scale simulation workflows. Learn more
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Questions? support@gridmarkets.com