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When Phoenix is installed, the Phoenix components will appear in different sections of the 3ds Max interface, including options found the Tools, Create, Modifiers, Rendering, and Phoenix FD menus menus. From these options, Phoenix components can be created. For advanced techniques, they can be accessed through MaxScript as well.

The Quick Simulation Setup buttons on the Phoenix toolbar can help you get started with using these components together.

Create Panel

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In the Create → Geometry panel, under the PhoenixFD category:

Fancy Bullets
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Particle Shader | PHXFoam - – Shades particles such as splash, foam, mist, drag, etc. Can also be applied to a .prt sequence when using the PRT Reader. Fire Smoke Simulator | FireSmokeSim - – Creates a simulator Simulator that produces realistic fire/smoke/explosion effects. Liquid Simulator | LiquidSim - – Creates a simulator Simulator that produces realistic liquid effects. Active Body Solver — Specifies the scene geometry which will partake in the Active Bodies simulation. Voxel Shader — Shades Fire and Smoke simulations, and meshes in a single Simulator.

 

In the Create → Helpers panel, under the PhoenixFD category:

Fancy Bullets
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Fire Source | PHXSource - – Contains parameters that describe the properties of the released fluid. Turbulence | PHXTurbulence - – Adds turbulence / noise to a simulation. Mapper | PHXMapper - – Allows textures to affect simulation grid channels. PRT Reader | PRTReader - – Allows a .prt file sequence to be loaded and rendered with PHXFoam. Liquid Source | LiquidSrc - – A simplified version of the Fire Source designed to be used with the Liquid Simulator. Follow Path | FollowPath - – Provides a force that pushes a fluid along a spline curve. Plain Force | PlainForce - – Provides a force that pushes a fluid in a direction. Used to produce a wind effect. Body Force | BodyForce - – Creates a force towards or away from a geometry object that can be used for shaping a fluid. Wave Force | WaveForce - – Produces waves inside a liquid simulator based on a texture. Best used in conjunction with the Phoenix FD Ocean Texture. Voxel Tuner – Uses custom logic constructed with Expression operators to directly affect the cells of the Phoenix Simulator. Particle Tuner – Uses custom logic constructed with Expression operators to directly affect the particles of the Phoenix Simulator. Active Body Thruster — Creates procedural animations inside Phoenix — moves Active Bodies with a directable engine force. Active Body Axis Lock — Restricts Active Bodies to move or rotate along a selected horizontal or vertical axis.

 

Material Editor

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Viewport Options

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In the list of available extended views:

Quad Menu

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Phoenix FD Menu

A new main menu option is added after Phoenix is installed to be able to access unique option or commands that are specific for Phoenix FD.

In the Quad Menu with the scene objects or Simulator selected: Fancy Bullets type circle Phoenix Export .simscene - Opens the Chaos Phoenix Export .simscene window.

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Phoenix FD Menu

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The PhoenixFD menu is used to access the following windows:

Additional Windows

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Additional Windows

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In the PFSource's Particle View window:

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In the Environment and Effects window:

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