Workflow question

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Hi,

Currently using PhoenixFD with 3ds max and Vray for commercial Architectual Visualisation. Was wondering about the intended workflow if I would be using Phoenix as a separate xref in a scene. Our jobs have a number of different elements (Trees, cars, architecture), so would need xrefs to best manage the scenes.

I currently have to merge in the simulation into the base scene file, which isn’t preferred with our current workflow.

In addition if I want a series of fountains with offset timing, is it possible to sim just one fountain once, or do I have to make separate sims, as simply copying the simulation and offsetting the time does not work (geo and particles do not render).

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Hey,

Xrefs are not implemented yet for Phoenix. However, copying the simulator and rendering should work - just make sure you point your input path to the cache sequence. To save time, you could do that before starting to copy.

Hope this helps, cheers!