Download Creating the Particle Flow

AV4676-V - Integrating Water Elements and Fountains into
Architectural Renderings Using Particle Flow
Steven Schain
Autodesk Certified Instructor
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Class Summary
Many architectural structures incorporate a water feature as a
prominent visual component of the structure. This exciting class
explains how to implement 3ds Max Particle Flow for architectural
use. This class takes you through the creating water fountains,
waterfalls, and other water features architects like to use. We will
cover creating particle flow networks to simulate water flow and
using space warps to affect the motion of the particles. We will also
cover the point cache and particle rendering.
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About the Speaker
 Trainer / Instructor
 Teaching 3ds since 3D Studio DOS Release 3.
 Autodesk Certified Instructor since 1998.
 Trainer - Spectralight Images, LLC (3ds Max / Maya)
 Author
 Autodesk Fundamentals Courseware
 CAD Learning online 3ds Max courseware
 Co-developer of Autodesk’s 3ds Max Fundamentals Standards
 Co-developer of Autodesk Certified Instructor Program
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www.the3dprofessor.com
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Course Content
This course will cover:
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Create particle flows to simulate fountains
 Use space warps to create custom effects with particle flows
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Gravity
Deflectors
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Add point cache to effectively work with large numbers of particles
 Apply a water material
 Generate a viewport preview
 Configure and render particle systems using the mental ray® renderer
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
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Create a Particle Flow
 Work with space warps
 Edit Particle Flow events
 Cache particles using a Cache operator
 Create an animation preview
 Setup and render using Mental Ray
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Particle Flow Explained
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Particle Flow Explained
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Particle Flow
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Event driven
Particle View interface
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Event display
Depot
Parameters
Description
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Particle Flow Explained
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Particle view
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Operators
Tests
Flows
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Setting up the scene
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Setting up the scene
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Determine particle system function
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Setting up the scene
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Adding Space Warps
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Gravity
Deflectors
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Spherical deflector
Universal deflector
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Setting up the scene
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Editing Space Warps
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Deflector parameters
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Bounce
Friction
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Creating the Particle Flow
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Creating the Particle Flow
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Adding a Pflow source
 Setting up events
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Adding forces
 Configuring a collision spawn test
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Setting particle shapes
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Applying Materials
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Applying materials
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Choosing an appropriate material
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Autodesk Water Material
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Material Static operator
 Operator Placement
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Caching the Particles
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Caching the Particles
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Particle Cache
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Increases Pflow efficiency
 Scrub Timeline
 Render Efficiently
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Add a Cache operator
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Previewing and Rendering the Fountain
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Previewing and Rendering the Fountain
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Creating a preview rendering
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Viewport preview
 Mental Ray rendering setup
 Incorporating motion blur
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Thank You
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