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title: "Particle Shading"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAX/124397290/Particle%20Shading"
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This page provides a tutorial on using the Phoenix[ Particle Texture](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PHX4MAX/pages/124395136) to shade a particle simulation with Chaos Phoenix in 3ds Max.

## **Overview **

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> This is an Intermediate Level tutorial. Even though no previous knowledge of Phoenix is required to follow along, re-purposing the setup shown here to another shot may require a deeper understanding of the host platform's tools, and some modifications of the simulation settings.


## **Units Setup**

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## **Scene Layout**

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## **Scene Setup**

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## **Phoenix Setup**

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## **Phoenix Simulator Setup**

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## **Adding the Body Forces**

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## **Particle Shading**

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**Particle Shading By Speed**

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