# Cache Time Shift
**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/cache-time-shift/41240
**Category:** Maya
**Tags:** fluids
**Created:** [October 24, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/cache-time-shift/41240 "2005-10-24T15:31:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@david-schoneveld](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/david-schoneveld)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/cache-time-shift/41240/1 "2005-10-24T15:31:22Z")
I have a cached fluid and I want to move forward in time by one. Duncan has said a few times how to mess with the connections between fluid cache and time. But I never quite understood, and until now had a need. The cache isn't connected to time just to the fluid. I can't change the time node, b/c the rest of the scene needs to stay the same. I need to jus tshift the cache forward my one. Any help anyone? Thanks!
(Hmm possibly make a new time node and connect the fluid, which is connected to the cache, to that?)
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### Author:  [@david-schoneveld](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/david-schoneveld)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/cache-time-shift/41240/2 "2005-10-24T15:38:00Z")
QUOTE(destruct007 @ 10/24/05, 07:31 AM)
(Hmm possibly make a new time node and connect the fluid, which is connected to the cache, to that?)
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I love how as I'm posting the question, actually editing a spelling mistake, I re-read my post and added the above... I was trying different things before, just didn't try that one and of course...
Yep that did it. Geez. 
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### Author:  [@pazza](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/pazza)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/cache-time-shift/41240/3 "2005-10-24T23:55:52Z")
QUOTE(destruct007 @ 10/24/05, 07:38 AM)
I love how as I'm posting the question, actually editing a spelling mistake, I re-read my post and added the above... I was trying different things before, just didn't try that one and of course...
Yep that did it. Geez. 
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destruct could you explain a bit how to "disconnect" from time and reonnect to another time node? just for us maya newbies  or is it as simple as disconnecting any node in maya? if i read how to connect/disconnect nodes in the manual is it equally aplicable to fluids?
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### Author:  [@duncanbrinsmead](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/duncanbrinsmead)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/cache-time-shift/41240/4 "2005-10-25T00:01:18Z")
QUOTE(chesterjoe @ 10/24/05, 03:55 PM)
destruct could you explain a bit how to "disconnect" from time and reonnect to another time node? [snapback]218036[/snapback]
createNode time;
connectAttr -f time2.outTime fluidShape1.currentTime;
Duncan
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### Author:  [@pazza](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/pazza)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/cache-time-shift/41240/5 "2005-10-26T22:07:54Z")
QUOTE(DuncanBrinsmead @ 10/24/05, 04:01 PM)
createNode time;
connectAttr -f time2.outTime fluidShape1.currentTime;
Duncan
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Thanks again sir 