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Each of the simulation channels (temperature, velocity,smoke etc.) exists in two instances - in the simulation core and in the simulation result (i.e. cache). The functions in this section can access both the simulation core and result. If a node is passed to the access functions, the particular simulation result is accessed, otherwise the simulation core is accessed.
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The simulation core exists only during the simulation and can be accessed only in the Callback functions. |
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phxfdSim [-q] [-node(-n) string] [ -action(-a) string] [-flags(-f) int] [-fname(-fn) string] [-debug(-d) int] This is the main command to control the simulator node.
Return value: none | ||||||||||||
phxfdGetRoot Return the Phoenix FD installation root path. If "." is returned, the Phoenix FD environment variable was not found. getPhoenixFDRoot will return also the fallback location. | ||||||||||||
phxfdSort camera string nodes string[] Sort the nodes passed as the second argument based on a particular camera. This command can be used for example to determine the rendering order. Return value: string[] The sorted array of nodes. | ||||||||||||
phxfdSaveFramePreview nodes string[] merge int filename string cameras string[] Save a GPU preview for the current frame. The first argument specifies a list of nodes to render. If merge is 1, the preview of all nodes will be merged to a single image, otherwise - each node will be rendered to a separate image. If filename is not empty, it allows overriding the default file name. An image will be rendered for each camera in the cameras list. | ||||||||||||
phxfdSaveAnimPreview nodes string[] startFrame int endFrame int merge int filename string cameras string[] The same as phxfdSaveFramePreview, but allows you to specify a range of frames to render instead using the default one. | ||||||||||||
phxfdConnectRenderGizmo With two nodes selected, this command will assign the shape node as render gizmo for the simulator/foam node. | ||||||||||||
phxfdConnectGlassGizmo With two nodes selected, this command will assign the shape node as glass geometry for the foam node. | ||||||||||||
phxfdConnectLiqGeometry With two nodes selected, this command will assign the shape node as liquid geometry for the foam node. | ||||||||||||
phxfdSetPreviewLights Assign the selected lights to the preview lights of the selected simulator node. | ||||||||||||
phxQuickSetup -preset(-p) int Set up a Quick Simulation with the selected object. The available options are as follows: 0 - fire 9 - tap water | ||||||||||||
phxfdAbout Returns a string with the exact Phoenix version installed. | ||||||||||||
phxfdCopyrights Returns a string with all credits and copyrights for Phoenix FD and all 3rd party software used. |
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Example command line to launch Maya batch:
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render
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-r
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vray
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-preRender
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"phxfdBatchSim(\"PhoenixFDSimulator1\")"
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-noRender
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phx_simple.ma
Example command line calls to initialize Maya Batch and start a Phoenix simulation:
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cd
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"C:\Program
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Files\Autodesk\Maya2017\bin"
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mayabatch.exe
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-file
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"D:\PHOENIX_QA\batchSimScene.ma"
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-command
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"phxfdBatchSim(\"PhoenixFDSimulator1\")"
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Option Vars
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Maya Option Vars |
optionVar -sv "PhoenixFD_cachePath" string Set the current cache path that will be used with the template path names. |
optionVar -iv "PhoenixFD_safemode" number Run Phoenix in safe mode. This will turn off the shading preview when loading new scenes to prevent display problems. |