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title: "Exploding Water Balloon"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAX/124627855/Exploding%20Water%20Balloon"
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This page provides a tutorial on creating an Exploding Water Balloon simulation 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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## **Cloth Preparation**

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## **Cloth Simulation**

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##   
**Phoenix Liquid Simulation**

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### **Scene Setup**

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Simulator Properties

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## **Materials and Lighting**

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### Balloon Material

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Water Material

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##   
**Extra: Instantaneous Burst Simulation**

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## **Troubleshooting**

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