Key Features

Phoenix FD for Maya is a great addition to the toolset of VFX artists who use V-Ray in Maya. Check out some key features that will improve and streamline your VFX workflow:

• A hybrid simulation system including grids and particles
• Automatic foam and splashes generation with optimized shaders for faster rendering and easier setup
• Optimization for huge amount of particles including a fog shader
• GPU preview that resembles almost rendering quality and allows you to setup your fluid in the viewport with multiple lights even before rendering
• Support for all fluids by V-Ray RT, including liquids with proper refraction, for quick and efficient material setup
• 3D procedural textures allow you to extract channels data from the simulation that can be used in various ways (blending colors of the fluid, changing the IOR for haze effects, etc.)
• Full integration with V-Ray, including proper GI from the generated fluid
• Option to generate haze effects for distorting objects behind the fluid grid
• Scripting through Maxscript in 3ds Max and Pyton in Maya for full control over your simulations

	Phoenix FD for Maya - General Overview - In this video, we discuss key features of Phoenix FD for Maya such as basic fire simulation, burning fuel and rendering flames, simulating liquids, foam & splashes, and shading foam & splashes.
	Phoenix FD for Maya - GPU Preview - Check out the GPU-accelerated preview in Phoenix FD for Maya, allowing real-time control over shading.
	Phoenix FD for Maya – Enhancing completed simulations - Learn how to enhance completed simulations by adding wavelet turbulence, particles, splashes and foam without recalculating the entire result.

License Information

• Phoenix FD for Maya requires a single Phoenix FD for Maya license per simulation node.
• When creating simulations in Phoenix FD for Maya, you need to have a V-Ray 2.0 for Maya license. The V-Ray license is used during the simulation.
• Currently, Phoenix FD for Maya requires V-Ray for Maya (2.1 or higher). All users who have purchased V-Ray 2.0 can download a free update to versions 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 here. For more information, V-Ray 2.0 users can contact support@chaosgroup.com.
• We are considering developing a connection for Mental Ray for Maya support, however at this point there is no support for that rendering platform.
• Phoenix FD for Maya is licensed with a hardware key (dongle).

System Requirements

64-bit only:

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher)
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business (SP1 or higher)
• Microsoft Windows 7
• Microsoft Windows 8
• Fedora 8 or later distributions
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 WS

• Minimum 2GHz CPU
• Minimum 2GB RAM

Supported Platform

• V-Ray for Maya version 2.1 or higher

• Autodesk Maya 2013 (64-bit)
• Autodesk Maya 2012 (64-bit)
• Autodesk Maya 2011 (64-bit)
• Autodesk Maya 2010 (64-bit)

Resources

Documentation and Help Topics: http://help.chaosgroup.com/phoenix_maya_20/
Download Demo: http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/downloads.html?s=phoenix2-maya