Sand

[stezza]

Is it possible to create a pile of sand being poured out of a cup with Phoenix?

[fixeighted]

I don't think it has a granular solver yet, though not sure,...but Tyflow can for sure.
I just tried repurposing the example granular file and it work's very well for exactly this setup, if that helps.

[stezza]

Thanks for that, the only other issue is that I need to be able to do it in Maya!!

[fixeighted]

Yeah I thought that may be the case, though only after I had tested and posted.
It's a shame, as the results are so quick and so very good.
I did find this, if it may be helpful https://knowledge.autodesk.com/suppo...html-html.html
Or if you have any budget then maybe https://effectivetds.com/resources/fx-tools/storm/

[stezza]

Storm looks good will try the demo and see how the export to Maya and Vray goes. Thanks.

[pipe_mm]

Bifrost is great exactly for that.
It has a readymade sand setup integrated.
I just did wonderful snow last week.
If you need support on how to set it up, just ask

[stezza]

Hi there.
Bifrost seems to be the preferred method for me but havent even started the learning curve to implement it just yet.
I would like to try this method with Bifrost so any starting screen shots would be fab - even a little video tutorial for the community!!!!?
I ended up using Gaea for my terrain creation with displacement and bump.

Here's a sneak peek, can't show too much as its for Autodesk..