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А Workstation license includes 1 Graphic User Interface (GUI) and 1 Simulation License
Please make sure that your system fulfills these requirements before installing Phoenix FD. Note that Phoenix FD is only supported for 64 bit operating systems and 64 bit versions of Maya.
Phoenix FD for Maya comes in 2 build types - compatible with V-Ray 3 and V-Ray Next. If you don't have V-Ray, it does not matter at all which one you install - Phoenix would still be able to simulate, load, save and preview caches. If you do have V-Ray 3 or V-Ray Next, please take care to install a matching Phoenix build.
Note that reading textures during simulation, e.g. by Sources, Mappers, etc, would be faster if you also have V-Ray installed.
Windows
Processor | Intel® Pentium ® IV or compatible processor with SSE4.2 support. |
RAM | 8 GB RAM and 8 GB swap minimum – recommended 32 GB or more RAM, 32 GB or more swap file |
USB port | Required for dongle licensing, USB 2.0 or newer |
TCP/IP | Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported. |
Chaos License Server | 4.5.1 or later |
V-Ray | All V-Ray Next versions are supported, and the oldest supported V-Ray 3 is 3.60.05 |
The following table shows the versions of Autodesk Maya and operating systems on which Phoenix FD is supported. Note that Phoenix FD is only supported for 64 bit operating systems and 64 bit versions of Maya.
Version of Maya | Supported Operating System |
Maya 2017 | Windows ® 7 SP1, Windows ® 8.1 and Windows ® 10 Professional |
Maya 2018 | Windows ® 7 SP1, Windows ® 8.1 and Windows ® 10 Professional |
Maya 2019 | Windows ® 7 SP1, Windows ® 8.1 and Windows ® 10 Professional |
Maya 2020 | Windows ® 7 SP1, Windows ® 8.1 and Windows ® 10 Professional |
Processor | Intel ® Pentium ® IV or compatible processor with SSE4.2 support. |
RAM | 8 GB RAM and 8 GB swap minimum – recommended 32 GB or more RAM, 32 GB or more swap file |
USB port | Required for dongle licensing, USB 2.0 or newer |
TCP/IP | Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported. |
V-Ray | Oldest supported V-Ray Next is Update 1, and the oldest supported V-Ray 3 is 3.60.05 |
The following table shows the versions of Autodesk Maya and operating systems on which Phoenix FD is supported. Note that Phoenix FD is only supported for 64 bit operating systems and 64 bit versions of Maya.
Version of Maya | Supported Operating System |
Maya 2017 | Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux® 6.5 and 7.2 WS, or CentOS 6.5 and 7.2 |
Maya 2018 | Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux® 6.5 and 7.2 WS, or CentOS 6.5 and 7.2 |
Maya 2019 | Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux® 6.5 and 7.2 WS, or CentOS 7.2 |
Maya 2020 | Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux® 6.5 and 7.2 WS, or CentOS 7.2 |
Here's some tips to help make sure your Phoenix sims calculate as fast as possible.
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Bus speed | Phoenix transfers huge amounts of data between memory and the CPU. The entire simulation grid gets processed tens to hundred times per simulation step, so the bus speed is the bottleneck in most simulations. |
CPU speed | Processor speed is more important than core count. Also, NUMA and multiprocessor architectures do not perform well with Phoenix. Simulating on one NUMA node is often faster than waiting for multiple nodes to synchronize. |
Fast Storage | Both large and small simulations take significant time just to write the cache files from the simulation and to read them back for the preview, so good storage speed can help decrease simulation times up to 30%. Turning off the preview for all grid and particle channels during large simulations could also help speed up the simulation. |
GPU | GPUs are currently only used for the GPU preview of fire/smoke simulations. |
In order to run Phoenix FD for Maya, you need to have access to the License Server (installed on your machine or a connection to one over your network).
V-Ray Showreel 2019 |
Webinar: Introducing Phoenix FD 4.0 |
Phoenix FD 4.0 for 3ds Max and Maya — Available now |
Phoenix FD for Maya - Tips and Tricks |
Phoenix FD 3.10 for Maya – Variable Viscosity |
Phoenix FD 3.0 for Maya – Available now |
Phoenix FD 3.0 for Maya – FLIP Solver |
Phoenix FD 3.0 for Maya – Quick Presets |
Phoenix FD 3.0 for Maya – Fast Volume Rendering |
Phoenix FD 3.0 for Maya – Improved Fire and Smoke Solver |
Phoenix FD 3.0 Maya – Body Force |
Phoenix FD 3.0 for Maya – Path Follow |
Beach Waves – Phoenix FD for Maya |
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Phoenix FD for Maya – Quick Start: Basic Liquids |
Phoenix FD for Maya – Quick Start: Gasoline Explosion |
Phoenix FD for Maya – Quick Start: Solid and Non-Solid Bodies |
Phoenix FD for Maya - Quick Start: Emit Mode Type |
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