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title: "Dust Devil"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAX/124364024/Dust%20Devil"
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This page provides a tutorial on creating a Dust Devil simulation with Chaos Phoenix in 3ds Max.


## **Overview**

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## **Units Setup**

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## **Scene Layout**

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## **Scene Setup**

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## **Phoenix Setup**

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## **Adding the Vortex Force**

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## **Converting from mushroom to a twister**

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## **Phoenix Simulator Properties**

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## **Making the simulation more dynamic**

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## **Phoenix Turbulence for more swirls**

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## **Rendering**

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**Slowing down the simulation and adding Wavelet Turbulence**

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## **Final Result**

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