ALL-IN-ONE FLUID DYNAMICS FOR ARTISTS
 
 
 
Phoenix FD is an all-in one solution for fluid dynamics. Simulate fire, smoke, liquids, ocean waves, splashes, spray, mist and more. Built for 3D artists who want to create dynamic FX using quick presets, fast setup and intuitive controls. 
 
 
 
Preview and render interactively in the viewport. Adjust simulations on the fly. Create all types of physically-based fluid effects with fast, flexible controls for rendering, retiming and refining simulations. Integrated seamlessly into 3ds Max and optimized to render with V-Ray. Compatible with top industry tools such as OpenVDB, Alembic, Krakatoa and thinkingParticles.
 
 
 
LIQUIDS, SPLASHES & FOAM
 
With Phoenix FD you can create realistic liquid simulations with splashes and foam directly in 3ds Max.
 
 
 
SMOKE, FIRE & EXPLOSIONS
 
Create any type of fire and smoke effects with Phoenix FD's powerful, adaptive-grid dynamics engine.
 
 
 
INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS
 
Fine-tune simulations interactively in the viewport with Phoenix FD’s GPU-accelerated preview.
 
 
 
SIMULATIONS REFINEMENT
 
Add detail and increase resolution without changing simulation shape or behavior.
 
 
 
TURBULENCE
 
Perfect for generating small wisps of smoke and steam.
 
 
 
PARTICLES
 
Render particles as bubbles, drops, points, or fog.
 
 
 
MESH & PARTICLES IO
 
Import & export mesh objects and particles to OpenVDB, Alembic, Krakatoa, XMesh and V-Ray proxy files.
 
 
 
VORTICITY
 
Simulate highly-realistic and complex vorticity effects with full control over large-scale vortex strength and ultra fine details.
 
 
 
CUSTOM EMISSION SOURCES
 
Use a wide range of emission sources including animated meshes, texture maps, particles and more.
 
 
 
OPTIMIZED RENDERING
 
Render photoreal liquids and volumetric effects using V-Ray's optimized Phoenix FD shader.
 
 
 
CASCADE SIMULATIONS
 
Create a series of simulations that trigger and interact with each other.
 
 
 
SIMULATION RETIMING
 
Speed up or slow down simulation playback. Perfect for slow motion effects.
 
 
 
INFINITE OCEAN
 
Seamlessly transition from detailed ocean surface simulations to infinite ocean waves (that never repeat)
 
 
 
OCEAN & BEACH WAVES
 
Seamlessly transition from procedural ocean to simulated beach waves.
 
 
 
FORCES
 
Influence simulations with forces like wind, spline follow, mesh attraction and more.
 
 
 
ACCURATE VIEWPORT PREVIEW
 
Preview fire, smoke and liquid simulations quickly and accurately in the viewport.
 
 
 
SIMULATION LICENSES
 
Use Phoenix FD simulation licenses to submit jobs over the network to Deadline and Backburner.