Phoenix Volumetric ray

[thhvfx]

Hi,

Does anyway we can get volume ray by casting light on phoenix smoke?

Thanks,

[George Barzinski]

Hi,
you mean something like this?

[thhvfx]

Yes sir. Can we have the light cast shadow on Phoenix smoke?

[George Barzinski]

Well, yes, sir. That's exactly what happens in the example picture above. It's made with Phoenix.

[wxyz]

Any chance of getting a sample scene?

[George Barzinski]

Yes, Max or Maya? Version?

[thhvfx]

Hi George,

I'm using Maya 2017. Phoenix 3.04.

[George Barzinski]

Hi,

There you go! Just simulate 1-2 frames and render. See the curve in Volumetric options. That's how volume smoke is created. One more hint: to produce nice rays you must use small and bright light source otherwise light would get diffused and illuminate the whole volume evenly.

[thhvfx]

Hi George,

Thanks for the sample scene. I wonder where can I find the Volumetric options. Is it Phoenix sim node?

[Svetlin.Nikolov]

Hi George,
Thanks for the sample scene. I wonder where can I find the Volumetric options. Is it Phoenix sim node?

Yup, these would be the Fire, Smoke Color and Smoke Opacity rollouts - unlike in 3ds Max, in Maya these are not under a floating dialogue named Volumetric Options, but are stuffed among the rest of the Simulator's rollouts.

Cheers!