Cloudify: Volume Displacement Modifier for Blender 5+

Blender 5+ only!

What is Cloudify?
Cloudify is a Geometry Nodes–based modifier that transforms any watertight 3D object into a fully volumetric cloud right inside Blender 5. Great for creating cloud or snow-like 3D effects.

It’s a demonstration setup showcasing Blender’s new Grid system — designed for you to study, repurpose, or adapt for your own creative experiments.

✨ Features

• Non-destructive modifier: Works like any other Blender modifier — mix it with Subdivision, Displace, Remesh, etc.
• Procedural volume generation: Converts meshes into density grids and displaces them using layered noise fields.
• Fully editable: Tweak voxel size, noise scale, and displacement strength for variations.
• Demonstration setup: Use it as a learning resource or a foundation for your own volumetric workflows.
• VDB Export: The node tree contains a 'Bake' node for exporting the volume as a VDB.

🎥 Watch the Volume Displacement Tutorial

To understand how Cloudify works and get the most out of it, check out the free YouTube walkthrough explaining the full setup, theory, and workflow behind this modifier.

👉 Watch the video here

The video covers:

• How Blender’s new Grid system enables controllable volumetric displacement
• Step-by-step setup of volume displacement in geometry nodes.
• Tips for performance and rendering

Watching this video first is strongly recommended, especially if you’re new to Blender 5’s Grid and Volume Displacement system.

⚠️ Caution

This setup isn’t for the faint-hearted!
It’s intended for users who want to dig deeper into Blender’s new Grid and Volume Displacement systems.
👉 It’s strongly recommended you watch the companion tutorial video first to understand how it works.

⚙️System Requirements & Performance Warning

Cloudify performs complex volumetric calculations using Blender’s new Grid system.
For best results, a higher-end PC or Laptop is strongly recommended — ideally with:

• 32 GB or more RAM
• A dedicated NVIDIA GPU (RTX-class preferred)
• Blender 5.0 or later (Cycles renderer recommended)

Lower-spec systems may still open the files but will experience slow render, longer bake times, and potential crashes when working with smaller voxel sizes.

💡 Tips

• Ensure your object is scaled up (around 2-10 m in size) for the most effective results.
• Always apply scale (Ctrl + A) before adding the modifier.
• Your mesh should be watertight. If not, try adding a Remesh Modifier before Cloudify.
• Example files are included — voxel sizes are increased for performance; adjust them manually with care.

📦 Included

• .blend file with the Cloudify modifier setup as a Blender Asset.
• The example .blend file from the free tutorial video.
• Example scenes and test objects seen in the images here.

Feedback welcome!
This is an experimental release showcasing the power of Blender 5’s new volume system — have fun exploring, and feel free to share your results or suggestions.

Email info@configurate.net if you have any questions or issues.