3ds Max 9 Bible

This chapter presented particle systems and showed how you can use them. The chapter also took a close look at each system, including Spray, Snow, Super Spray, Blizzard, PArray, PCloud, and Particle Flow. This chapter covered these topics:

• Learning about the various particle systems

• Creating a particle system for producing rain and snow

• Using the Super Spray particle system

• Working with MetaParticles

• Specifying an object to use as a particle and an object to use as an emitter

• Using the PArray and PCloud particle systems

• Using the Particle Age and Particle MBlur maps on particles

• Controlling and programming the flow of particles with the Particle Flow window

The next chapter explains working with Space Warps to add forces to a scene. These forces can be used to control the motion of objects in the scene.