Interactive Animation Tutorial
- 1). Launch 3DS Max and open "Particles" in the "Create" menu.
- 2). Select "Particle Flow Source" and drag the mouse to the construction grid to load a particle object. Move the arrow in the object's center to the direction you want the particles to flow. Drag the animation time slider to animate the objects particles.
- 3). Select the PF source object and enter "Particle View." Press the rainbow icon in the control panel and select a second "Particle View" button. Select "Event" to list the actions available for your interactive animation or "Display" to control how the particles look in modeling mode.
- 4). Choose "Geometry" from the "Item" list of the "Particle View" window. Move the animation time slider to display an updated interactive animation.
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