Chaos® Phoenix is the all-in-one fluid dynamics plugin for Maya. Simulate realistic fire, smoke, liquids, ocean waves, splashes, spray, mist and more.
Artist-friendly
Built for 3D artists who want to create fluid dynamic effects that are fast to set up and easy to control.
Interactive
Preview and render interactively in the viewport. Fine-tune simulations on the fly.
Creative control
Create all types of physically-based fluid effects with smart controls for refining, retiming and rendering simulations.
Smart integration
Phoenix is integrated seamlessly with Autodesk Maya and optimized to render with V-Ray®.
Compatibility
Supports industry-standard tools and formats like Alembic and OpenVDB.
Quick start: Basic liquids
By the end of this video and tutorial, you will be able to create your own liquid simulation, understand how the simulation interacts with other objects, and know the basics of editing a number of primary settings for a sim. Full tutorial notes with downloadable assets available on our docs site.
Phoenix 4 for Maya, update 3 — added support for V-Ray 5.
Feature updates
New Voxel and Particle Tuners
Change each voxel and particle's properties during simulation, and use customizable conditions to delete particles.
Active Bodies
Float your objects over pools or wash them away in floods with basic rigid body simulation for Phoenix liquids. Interaction between Active Bodies is coming soon.
Use a wide range of customizable emission sources – animated meshes, texture maps and particles – to drive complex simulations.
Optimized Rendering
Render photorealistic liquids and volumetric effects using the Phoenix shader.
Cascade Simulations
Create a series of simulations that trigger and interact with each other.
Simulating Retiming
Speed up or slow down simulation playback. Perfect for slow motion effects.
Ocean Simulations
Easily create ocean surfaces that never repeat using procedural ocean displacement. Preview and render the ocean surface without simulating cache files.
Forces
Influence simulations with forces like waves, wind, spline follow, mesh attraction and more.