# Import Nparticles in to the sim **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [September 16, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047 "2014-09-16T16:15:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yannick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b782af/32.png) [@Yannick](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Yannick)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/1 "2014-09-16T16:15:19Z")
Hi, Is it possible to import nparticles in the a phoenix sim. I am have some nparticles sim that I need to convert to a mesh and I was wondering if I could convert them in voxel in a phoenix sim, to then create the mesh. Maya mesher for nparticles is pretty awful. Thanks Yannick ---
**Author:** ![Ivaylo\_Katev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/ivaylo_katev/32/3695_2.png) [@Ivaylo\_Katev](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Ivaylo_Katev)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/2 "2014-09-17T04:54:28Z")
there is a metaball mesher included in vray, try with it. ---
**Author:** ![Yannick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b782af/32.png) [@Yannick](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Yannick)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/3 "2014-09-17T09:09:06Z")
> [@NEW Benchmark scene (Max 8 Vray RC3 required)](https://forums.chaos.com/t/new-benchmark-scene-max-8-vray-rc3-required/13054/623): > > there is a metaball mesher included in vray, try with it. Is it in V3 by any chance? I am using 2.4 and I don’t think it is there. ---
**Author:** ![Ivaylo\_Katev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/ivaylo_katev/32/3695_2.png) [@Ivaylo\_Katev](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Ivaylo_Katev)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/4 "2014-09-17T10:04:18Z")
yes, you are right. well, you can try with the particle texture included in phoenix. it can generate texture from particle system and if you put this texture as surface channel, you can get the particles meshed. ---
**Author:** ![Yannick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b782af/32.png) [@Yannick](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Yannick)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/5 "2014-09-17T10:33:07Z")
> [@Project "I" - (static frames)](https://forums.chaos.com/t/project-i-static-frames/45787/12): > > yes, you are right. > well, you can try with the particle texture included in phoenix. it can generate texture from particle system and if you put this texture as surface channel, you can get the particles meshed. Thanks, I’ll try that ---
**Author:** ![Yannick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b782af/32.png) [@Yannick](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Yannick)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/6 "2014-09-25T12:26:47Z")
> [@Project "I" - (static frames)](https://forums.chaos.com/t/project-i-static-frames/45787/12): > > yes, you are right. > well, you can try with the particle texture included in phoenix. it can generate texture from particle system and if you put this texture as surface channel, you can get the particles meshed. Hi Are you able to make a small sample scene (in Maya). I not sure how to make the link between the partille and particle texture. Thanks, Yannick ---
**Author:** ![Yannick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b782af/32.png) [@Yannick](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Yannick)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/7 "2014-09-26T09:10:37Z")
bump. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ivaylo.ivanov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ivaylo.ivanov](https://forums.chaos.com/u/ivaylo.ivanov)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/8 "2014-09-26T13:25:10Z")
You put the particle systems in a set like for the metaballs. Here is the help: [Chaos Docs](http://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VRAY3MAYA/VRayParticleTex) ---
**Author:** ![ivaylo.ivanov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ivaylo.ivanov](https://forums.chaos.com/u/ivaylo.ivanov)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/9 "2014-09-26T13:34:06Z")
Found an example scene [parttext.zip](https://forums.chaos.com/uploads/short-url/uPDJfXNXHlnZyUn2iXWwag9GB0m.zip) (12.9 KB) ---
**Author:** ![Yannick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b782af/32.png) [@Yannick](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Yannick)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/10 "2014-09-26T15:27:12Z")
> [@Contemporary Home in Minnesota](https://forums.chaos.com/t/contemporary-home-in-minnesota/45809/25): > > Found an example scene Thanks for that but there isn’t any Phoenix node in your scene. Is this a Vray 3 scene showing the meta balls? I don’t have vray 3… Cheers, Yannick ---
**Author:** ![ivaylo.ivanov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ivaylo.ivanov](https://forums.chaos.com/u/ivaylo.ivanov)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/import-nparticles-in-to-the-sim/51047/11 "2014-09-26T17:08:46Z")
The particle texture for the Maya version is in V-Ray, not in Phoenix FD. However, I don’t think connecting the texture to the surface will work with the mesher (at least in Maya).