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Phoenix API is normally installed in the folder C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\Phoenix FD\Maya NNNN for x64\SDK where NNNN is the version of Maya (2020, 2019, etc.).
Structure
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The Phoenix API includes the following folders:
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Depending on the version of Maya, Phoenix API is built with the respective version of Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime:
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With "/MD" Runtime Library flag.
Samples
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The Phoenix API comes with two code sample projects: GridView and CSVParticles.
Prerequisites:
The project uses CMake for generating project files. Additionally the following third party libraries have been used:
GLEW (http://glew.sourceforge.net/).
GLFW (http://www.glfw.org/) Tested with GLFW Version 3.0.4.
Zlib (http://www.zlib.net/). Needed if static version of Phoenix API is being used.
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GridView is a simple smoke rendering implemented in OpenGL. it is located in the \samples\GridView directory.
Prerequisites:
In order to build this sample, all external libraries must be located in a GridView/external_libs.
Build steps:
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CSVParticles exports particle groups stored in Phoenix *.aur files to *.csv recognized by Thinkbox Krakatoa™ (http://www.thinkboxsoftware.com/krak-csv-file-format/).
Prerequisites:
In order to build this sample, all external libraries must be located in a CSVParticles/external_libs.
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