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title: "Collapsing Building"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAX/125311695/Collapsing%20Building"
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The instructions on this page guide you through the process of creating a collapsing building effect using Chaos Phoenix 4, V-Ray Next and Thinking Particles 6.

## **Overview**

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## **Units Setup**

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## **Scene Layout**

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## **Thinking Particles Simulation**

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## **Phoenix Simulation**

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## **Resimulation**

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## **Rendering**

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