ALL-IN-ONE FLUID DYNAMICS FOR MAYA ARTISTS
POWERFUL
Phoenix FD is the all-in-one fluid dynamics plugin for Maya. Simulate realistic fire, smoke, liquids, ocean waves, splashes, spray, mist and more.
ARTIST-FRIENDLY
Built for 3D artists who want to create fluid dynamic effects that are fast to set up and easy to control.
INTERACTIVE
Preview and render interactively in the viewport. Fine-tune simulations on the fly.
CREATIVE CONTROL
Create all types of physically-based fluid effects with smart controls for refining, retiming and rendering simulations.
SMART INTEGRATION
Phoenix FD is integrated seamlessly with Autodesk Maya and optimized to render with V-Ray.
COMPATIBILITY
Supports industry standard tools and formats like Alembic and OpenVDB.
WHAT'S NEW
New in Phoenix FD for Maya
VARIABLE VISCOSITY — NEW IN 3.1
Melt and mix liquids with different viscosity in one simulation.
FLIP SOLVER
Fast and more realistic liquid solver.
QUICK PRESETS
New toolbar with presets for fire, smoke and liquid simulations.
FAST VOLUME RENDERING
Optimized volume rendering with accurate lighting and global illumination.
NEW FIRE & SMOKE SOLVER
Create realistic smoke and fire with super fine details.
FORCE CONTROLS
Art direct and control simulations with forces like wind, mesh attraction and more.
PATH FOLLOW
Create simulations that follow a path along a spline.
KEY FEATURES
LIQUIDS, SPLASHES & FOAM
Create realistic liquid simulations with splashes and foam directly in Maya.
SMOKE, FIRE & EXPLOSIONS
Create all types of fire and smoke effects with Phoenix FD’s powerful adaptive dynamics engine.
INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS
Fine-tune simulations interactively in the viewport with Phoenix FD’s GPU-accelerated preview.
REFINE SIMULATIONS
Increase simulation resolution and add detail without changing overall shape or behavior.
SIMULATION RETIMING
Speed up or slow down simulation playback. Perfect for slow motion effects.
CASCADE SIMULATIONS
Create a series of simulations that trigger and interact with each other.
EMISSION SOURCES
Use a wide range of customizable emission sources – animated meshes, texture maps and particles – to drive complex simulations.
VORTICITY
Simulate highly-realistic and complex vorticity effects with full control over large-scale vortex strength and ultra-fine details.
TURBULENCE
Perfect for generating small wisps of smoke and steam.
PARTICLES
Render particles as bubbles, drops, points, or fog.
OCEAN SIMULATIONS
Easily create ocean surfaces that never repeat using procedural ocean displacement. Preview and render the ocean surface without simulating cache files.
WAVE FORCE
Transition from a procedural ocean surface to detailed wave simulations.
OPTIMIZED RENDERING
Render photorealistic fluids and volumetric effects using V-Ray's optimized Phoenix FD shader.
SIMULATION LICENSES
Use Phoenix FD simulation licenses to submit jobs over the network to Deadline and Backburner.
Abuot Chaos Group https://www.chaosgroup.com/
Chaos Group is a worldwide leader in computer graphics. We create the technology that helps artists and designers create photoreal imagery and animation for design, television, and feature films. Our physically-based rendering and simulation software is used daily by top design studios, architectural firms, advertising agencies, and visual effects companies around the globe. Our research and development in cloud rendering, material scanning, and virtual reality is shaping the future of creative storytelling and digital design.
