The new grid based simulator for fire, smoke and haze
Phoenix Fluid Dynamics is officially released
Phoenix Fluid Dynamics is the latest product released by Chaos Software. The software perfectly combines a grid based simulator with outstanding rendering capabilities. In addition to the usual uniform fluid behavior, Phoenix FD is capable of simulating a whole array of additional processes like pressure decay, thermal radiation cooling and mass-temperature dependence.
Phoenix FD is in a promotional period as of 9th of August until 10th of September 2010 with a promotion price of €350/$445/£295. The official product price is €695/$895/£575.
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Overview by Torgeir Holm
A Phoenix Fluid Dynamics product overview is made by Torgeir Holm, Creative Director 3D and VFX + Partner/Owner at Netron 2.0 AS and Editor at VRay.info. He explains some of the features in the product package scheduled for official release on August 9, 2010 at vray.info>>
Fluids are substances that continually deform, such as liquids, gases, plasma etc. Phoenix FD lets you simulate these fluids in 3ds Max. The simulation is stored in a finely subdivided 3D box, or grid, where each cell contains the fluid's properties at that location. These properties include temperature, mass and velocity. During the simulation Phoenix will transfer cell contents from cell to cell according to velocity over time, and also change the properties in the cells according to physical rules. The resulting simulation is then used for rendering.
Read here the whole review with texts and video prepared by Torgeir Holm.
Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher) 32-bit or 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Vista Business (SP1 or higher) 32-bit or 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit
Supported 3ds Max platforms
Autodesk 3ds Max 9
Autodesk 3ds Max 2008
Autodesk 3ds Max 2009
Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010
Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010
Autodesk 3ds Max 2011
Hardware Requirements
Minimum 2GHz CPU
Minimum 1GB RAM
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