3ds Max Particle Flow Presets

This video shows how to install and access over 100 Particle Flow presets for use with Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 and later. These were created by fellow 3ds Max Master, Allan McKay and ship with every seat of the software. you can download the MAX scenes and MP4 rendered files files from my blog page: area.autodesk.c...

[@TryptychUK]

If you want to open PF quickly, just press '6' on the top row of keys.

[@MauriceQuestel_Foyal_events]

Thanks for the files and the video ... very instructif

[@ErikRicardoLC]

Now we must find out how to get some useful renders from those.

[@garydvisualz]

they ship with 2014 but are not part of the default installer. thats the point of this video. in 2015 they are part of the default intstall.

[@Paul0Massarde]

That was amazing tks to you and your dude for this amazing things
me so happy ;p

[@MrHarbonaut]

Thank you so much for this!

[@TalesofStories]

Thanks for this!!! Jesus! Why isn't this set up by default?!

[@genesizstudiospvt.ltd.2506]

thank you.

[@garydvisualz]

try using Keep Apart

[@RVArq]

Thanks a lot dude !

[@bobby1008]

Hi Gary! Thank you for showing me how to take advantage of these presets that Allan made. They look awesome. I have successfully installed the presets however I can't seem to get them to interact in the scene. I noticed that when I launched the leaves scene, my geometry is different to yours. What should my scale be? I'm guessing this is why my leaves weren't kicking up when I scrubbed through the timeline. Thank you Gary!

[@vytautasnar6338]

how to prevent collision between generated particles? For instance I am making a model of an ice cream and ice is coated with nuts. They have different shapes and colors, how to prevent collision between them? I tried to tick separation in "positioning an object" but it didn't work. thanks

[@Echosphere88]

Thanks for the gift, too bad I don't have a Particle Flow Presets folder already....unless I have to make one.

[@imaga3d]

Thanks a lot!))))

[@GD15555]

nice Thanks but my preset is still empty in 3ds max 2014 for some reason, like 3ds does not detect them and configcng has IN added at the end . So I just open them like a max file

[@jjwissler]

Do you have the textures? specially Dust Devil for the explosion.

[@mauroalzate]

Wow! thanks a loT! ... is perfect !!!

[@champsmitty1]

too bad there is no particle flow preset folder within the plugcfg directory. wtf

[@champsmitty1]

at 2:00 minutes you say youre going to show us where they are located.... still waiting.. yours has obviously been moved to a different place in the drive rather than the original location, so it would be nice if you tell people where to find them

[@TheRoster18]

i cant find the PLUGCFG directory!!!

[@garydvisualz]

OLD>>>
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\3dsmax\2010 - 64bit\enu\plugcfg\Particle Flow Presets
NEW>>>
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2013 - 64bit\ENU\en-US\plugcfg\Particle Flow Presets

[@garydvisualz]

ALL THE RENDERED MP4 FILES ARE ALSO NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD. THESE ARE NAMED THE SAME AS THE PARTICLE FLOW PRESET.
area.autodesk.com/userdata/blogs/garyd/3dsMaxParticleFlowPresetsRendered_Small-MP4.zip

[@Mrbuzzfuzz]

Do they come with textures?

[@mrart9744]

Any active link for the PF presets please ?

[@garydvisualz]

They are part of the default install of 3ds Max. When you create a Particle Flow object, there is a node in the Particle View called "Preset Flow"

[@mrart9744]

@@garydvisualz Thanks you very much my friend ill try it !

[@ADDICT323]

its so hard to install :(

[@chintunagi1]

not working for me:(

[@garydvisualz]

could be a version compatibility thing. you can always just drag and drop the MAX files as an alternative

[@garydvisualz]

that's TF