Manual Fumefx

Introduction............................................................................................................................1 Welcome.............................................................................................................................1Welcome.............................................................................................................................3 FumeFX Overview................................................................................................................8 Getting Started ..................................................................................................................11 Support and Contact Information........................................................................................15 Stayin Contact...............................................................................................................15 Technical Support Information ........................................................................................16 Reference.............................................................................................................................19 The FumeFXGrid...............................................................................................................19 The FumeFX Grid...............................................................................................................25 FumeFX UI Dialog..............................................................................................................31 FumeFX UI Overview......................................................................................................31 General..........................................................................................................................34 Simulation......................................................................................................................38 Rendering......................................................................................................................42 Illumination ...................................................................................................................50 Objects, Sources and Warps ...........................................................................................53 FumeFX Sources................................................................................................................70 Source Basics.................................................................................................................70 FumeFX Simple Source ...................................................................................................72 FumeFX Object Source...................................................................................................76 FumeFX Particle Source ..................................................................................................80 FumeFX Source Controllers .............................................................................................84 FumeFX Output Preview Window........................................................................................86 Preview Window.............................................................................................................86 Gravity Vectors ..................................................................................................................88 GravityVectors...............................................................................................................88 FumeFX Particle Flow Operators .........................................................................................89 FumeFX Particle Flow Operators ......................................................................................89 FumeFX Thinking Particle Operators ...................................................................................95 FumeFX Thinking Particles...