Why GridMarkets?
Why run Paradigm
on GridMarkets
A local GPU becomes the bottleneck the moment your simulation reaches the memory available on your workstation.
Higher resolutions, more particles, larger domains, and richer detail all demand more VRAM, and that limit is often what keeps liquid FX from going beyond “good enough” to "truly spectacular".
Want bigger splashes, more realistic interactions, or a flood simulation that spans a much larger area? Those improvements come at a steep memory cost that many artists simply can't fit on their hardware.
GridMarkets removes that limitation. Paradigm runs on cloud-based GPU systems sized specifically for your simulation. That means you can scale resolution, particle counts, and domain size based on creative goals, not hardware limits.
GridMarkets give Paradigm the VRAM headroom for high-particle-count liquid sims that would otherwise run out of memory locally.
Simulate at resolutions your local GPU can't hold
Submit a job and keep working. The simulation runs on GridMarkets infrastructure instead of blocking your machine for hours.
Keep your workstation free while sims run
Scale up only when you need it. Use the same machine-hour billing as the rest of GridMarkets jobs.
Pay only for the machine time in seconds you use.
Need three liquid variations for a client review? Submit them together instead of running them one after another on a single local GPU.
Run different versions in parallel
How it works
How to run
Paradigm on GridMarkets
If you already render or simulate on GridMarkets, running Paradigm doesn't introduce a new tool, a new app, or a separate submission process. Paradigm's Houdini nodes sit in your scene exactly as they would running locally.
Use Paradigm as you normally would inside your Houdini scene. Paradigm runs natively in Houdini. GridMarkets makes it scalable.
Connect your Paradigm liquid solver output to the GridMarkets cloud cache node to stream simulation data efficiently.
Send the scene to GridMarkets the same way you would any other Houdini simulation or render job.
GridMarkets handles compute, caching, and scaling so you can iterate faster, while you keep working on other shots.
Build your sim in Houdini
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Connect GridMarkets caching
Simulate in the cloud
Follow these simple steps to start running Paradigm on GridMarkets. Questions? Contact us at support@gridmarkets.com
Licenses on GridMarkets
Paradigm License & Free Trial Credits
included
Our partnership with Paradigm permits GridMarkets users to run the solver at scale. GridMarkets supplies the Paradigm licenses required at simulation submission time. The cost of the Paradigm licenses is included in our machine-hour billing rates.
You can use the GridMarkets credits that you receive for free at signup to trial our service and the use of the Paradigm Liquid solver.
No separate Paradigm license to buy.
The license is included in your GridMarkets machine-hour rate.
Use the GridMarkets credits you receive for free at signup to try GridMarkets service and Paradigm.
Licenses Included
Free Trial Credits
Run Paradigm on one machine or fifty, the license follows the job
Scale Paradigm usage on demand
What is Paradigm?
What Paradigm is, and what it's for?
Liquid Simulation for every scale
Paradigm is a GPU-accelerated particle-based liquid solver built by Theory Accelerated, the team behind the Axiom fluid solver.
Designed specifically for liquid behavior: water, viscous fluids like honey or lava, splashes, and large-scale flood-type simulations.
Using the same sparse GPU simulation technology that makes Axiom fast for fire and smoke, applied to liquids instead.
Integrates natively into Houdini's existing DOP network, with SOP-level controls for viscosity, adhesion, surface tension, and density, and outputs directly to VDB or polygon meshes for downstream lighting and rendering.
Accelerated particle solver
GPU
Runs entirely on the GPU for faster iteration than CPU-based liquid solvers.
10x
Faster than CPU solvers
Simulates large particle counts up to 10x faster than a CPU-based liquid solver
♾️
Any liquid, any scale
Artist-friendly controls: Viscosity, adhesion, surface tension, and density are exposed as clean, labelled SOP-level parameters.
Native Houdini integration
Drops directly into your existing Houdini DOP network with no plugins or separate app required.
Fluid Capabilities
See Paradigm
in Action
Need fire or smoke instead?
Simulating fire, smoke, or pyrotechnics?
Use Axiom on GridMarkets
Paradigm and Axiom are both built by Theory Accelerated and both run on GridMarkets
Paradigm is built for liquids.
Axiom is built for fire, smoke, and pyrotechnics.
If your shot needs combustion or gaseous FX rather than liquid, Axiom is the right solver, and it's available on GridMarkets with the same license-included, cloud-scale setup described above.
Frequently Asked Questions
Paradigm FAQ
Do I need a separate Paradigm license to use it on GridMarkets?
No.
GridMarkets supplies the Paradigm license automatically at simulation submission time, and the cost is included in the standard machine-hour billing rate. There's no separate license to buy.
Why run Paradigm on GridMarkets instead of locally?
Local GPUs become the bottleneck once a simulation's resolution, particle count, or domain size exceeds available VRAM. GridMarkets runs Paradigm on cloud GPU systems sized for the job, removing that hardware limitation so you can scale based on creative goals rather than what your workstation can hold.
Do I need to change my Houdini pipeline to use it?
No.
Paradigm's nodes work as they would locally. Just add the GridMarkets cache node and submit as usual.
Can I run multiple Paradigm simulations at once?
Yes.
Each job runs on its own GPU machine, so you can submit several liquid simulation variations in parallel instead of running them one after another on a single local GPU.
What's the difference between running Paradigm and Axiom on GridMarkets?
Both are available on GridMarkets with the same license-included, cloud-scale setup. Paradigm is for liquid effects; Axiom is for fire, smoke, and pyrotechnics.
Can I try Paradigm for free on GridMarkets?
Yes.
Free signup credits can be used to run real Paradigm simulations before purchasing more. No credit card required
START
SIMULATING
Use the free credits you receive at signup to trial GridMarkets and the Paradigm solver.
No credit card required.
Questions? support@gridmarkets.com