Chaos Group Phoenix FD 4.0 for 3ds Max and Maya  一款效率驚人的流體動力學模擬插件
PhoenixFDforMaya是一款效率驚人的流體動力學模擬插件。
既可以用於煙霧爆炸效果製作，又可以模擬水和流體，更是V-Ray渲染器的完美搭檔—源於ChaosGroup。

ChaosGrouphasreleasedPhoenixFD4.0,thenextmajorupdatetoitsfluidsimulationsoftwarefor3dsMaxandMaya.Theupdateaddssupportforbasicrigidbodydynamics,anewtextureco-ordinatesystem,newparticleandvoxeltunersformodifyingsimulations,andastandaloneviewerforsimulationcaches.

Inaddition,the3dsMaxeditionhasbeenintegratedwiththinkingParticles,cebas’sphysicsparticlesplugin.

Botheditions:newrigidbodysolver,TexUVWchannelandpixelandvoxeltuners.

NewfeaturescommontobotheditionsofPhoenixFDincludeanewrigidbodysolvernode,describedasproviding“basic”rigidbodysupport.Intheinitialimplementation,rigidbodiescaninteractwithfluidsimulations,butnotwithoneanother.

TheupdatealsoaddsanewTextureUVWchannelthatmoveswithafluidsimulation,makingitpossibletomaptexturestothefluidsurfaceatrendertime,includingcolour,opacityanddisplacement.

Otherkeychangesincludenewtunersforcontrollingsimulationsonaper-pixelorper-voxelbasis.Userscandeleteparticles,modifyanyparticlechannelvalue,ormodifygridchannelvaluesbasedon“values,texturesordistancetomeshes”.

Outsidethecoreapplication,ChaosGrouphasaddedastandaloneviewerforAUR,VDBandF3Dsimulationcaches,describedas“muchfaster”thanthenativeviewportpreviews.Theviewershowsboththevoxelsofasimulationandanewpreviewofvelocitystreamlines.

Inaddition,both3dsMaxandMayaeditionshavebeendecoupledfromV-Ray,ChaosGroup’sproductionrenderer,makingitpossibletoloadPhoenixFDandrunasimulationwithoutV-Rayinstalled.Aswellasthefeatureslistedabove,theMayaeditiongetsanewFoamTextureforusewiththePhoenixFDOceanTexture.

 

PhoenixFDisanall-inonesolutionforfluiddynamics.Simulatefire,smoke,liquids,oceanwaves,splashes,spray,mistandmore.Builtfor3DartistswhowanttocreatedynamicFXusingquickpresets,fastsetupandintuitivecontrols.Previewandrenderinteractivelyintheviewport.Adjustsimulationsonthefly.Createalltypesofphysically-basedfluideffectswithfast,flexiblecontrolsforrendering,retimingandrefiningsimulations.Integratedseamlesslyinto3dsMaxandoptimizedtorenderwithV-Ray.CompatiblewithtopindustrytoolssuchasAlembic,Krakatoa,StokeMXandOpenVDB.

InthesevideoscoversthebasicworkflowforcreatingabasicliquidsimulationinPhoenixFDfor3dsMaxandMaya,usingbothatoolbarpreset,andthenagainmanually,step-by-stepforgoodmeasure.Bytheendofit,youwillbeabletocreateyourownliquidsimulation,understandhowthesimulationinteractswithotherobjects,andknowthebasicsofeditinganumberofprimarysettingsforasim.

ChaosGroupisaworldwideleaderincomputergraphicstechnology,helpingartistsanddesignerscreatephotorealimageryandanimationfordesign,television,andfeaturefilms.ChaosGroupspecializesinphysically-basedrenderingandsimulationsoftwareuseddailybytopdesignstudios,architecturalfirms,advertisingagencies,andvisualeffectscompaniesaroundtheglobe.Today,thecompany'sresearchanddevelopmentincloudrendering,materialscanning,andvirtualrealityisshapingthefutureofcreativestorytellinganddigitaldesign.Foundedin1997,ChaosGroupisprivatelyownedwithofficesinSofia,LosAngeles,Baltimore,Seoul,andTokyo.

Product:ChaosGroupPhoenixFD
Version:4.00.00
SupportedArchitectures:x64
WebsiteHomePage:http://www.chaosgroup.com
Language:english
SystemRequirements:PC*
SupportedOperatingSystems:*
SoftwarePrerequisites:*
Size:1.2Gb

*SystemRequirements:
SystemrequirementsPhoenixFDforMaya
PleasemakesurethatyoursystemfulfillstheserequirementsbeforeinstallingPhoenixFD.NotethatPhoenixFDisonlysupportedfor64bitoperatingsystemsand64bitversionsofMaya.

PhoenixFDforMayacomesin2buildtypes-compatiblewithV-Ray3andV-RayNext.Ifyoudon'thaveV-Ray,itdoesnotmatteratallwhichoneyouinstall-Phoenixwouldstillbeabletosimulate,load,saveandpreviewcaches.IfyoudohaveV-Ray3orV-RayNext,pleasetakecaretoinstallamatchingPhoenixbuild.

Notethatreadingtexturesduringsimulation,e.g.bySources,Mappers,etc,wouldbefasterifyoualsohaveV-Rayinstalled.

ProcessorIntelPentiumIVorcompatibleprocessorwithSSE4.2support.
RAM8GBRAMand8GBswapminimum–recommended32GBormoreRAM,32GBormoreswapfile
USBportRequiredfordonglelicensing,USB2.0ornewer
TCP/IPOnlyIPv4issupported.IPv6iscurrentlynotsupported.
ChaosLicenseServer4.5.1orlater

ThefollowingtableshowstheversionsofAutodeskMayaandoperatingsystemsonwhichPhoenixFDissupported.

Maya2016x64-Windows7SP1,Windows8.1Professional,andWindows10Professional
Maya2017x64-Windows7SP1andWindows10Professional
Maya2018x64-Windows7SP1andWindows10Professional
Maya2019x64-Windows7SP1andWindows10Professional

SystemrequirementsPhoenixFDfor3dsMax

PleasemakesurethatyoursystemfulfillstheserequirementsbeforeinstallingPhoenixFD:

PhoenixFDfor3dsMaxcomesin2buildtypes-compatiblewithV-Ray3andV-RayNext.Ifyoudon'thaveV-Ray,itdoesnotmatteratallwhichoneyouinstall-Phoenixwouldstillbeabletosimulate,load,saveandpreviewcaches,anditwouldrenderwiththeScanlineRenderer.IfyoudohaveV-Ray3orV-RayNext,pleasetakecaretoinstallamatchingPhoenixbuild.

ProcessorIntel64-bitorcompatibleprocessorwithSSE4.2support
RAM8GBRAMand8GBswapminimum–recommended32GBormoreRAM,32GBormoreswapfile
OperatingsystemWindows7SP1,Windows8.1Professional,orWindows10Professionaloperatingsystem
3dsMax3dsMax2015/3dsMaxDesign2015orlater,64-bitversionsonly
USBportRequiredfordonglelicensing,USB2.0ornewer
TCP/IPOnlyIPv4issupported.IPv6iscurrentlynotsupported.
ChaosLicenseServer4.5.1orlater