# Phoenix for Maya

Canonical: https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/

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##### Space Shortcuts

[Forum](https://forums.chaos.com/forum/phoenix-fd)

[Technical Support](https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us)

[Download](https://my.chaos.com/download/build?product=Phoenix&build-type=official&tags=windows-x64&platform=Maya&platform-version=2026)

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## Phoenix for Maya

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- [Phoenix for Maya Help](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/117014530.md)
- [Components](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125632926.md)
- [Forces](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125632970.md)
- [Phoenix in a Nutshell](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125633085.md)
- [3.11.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125633445.md)
- [5.00.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125633469.md)
- [Active Bodies Guide](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125633545.md)
- [Active Body Solver](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125633652.md)
- [Active Body Thruster](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125633736.md)
- [Example Scenes](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125633784.md)
- [How to Report a Bug](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125633948.md)
- [Installation Troubleshooting](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125634008.md)
- [Interactions Between Simulators](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125634081.md)
- [Liquid Surface Flickering and Smoothing](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125634119.md)
- [Particle Emitter](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125634170.md)
- [Plain Force](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125634284.md)
- [Running Phoenix FD from an Arbitrary Location](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125634372.md)
- [Uninstalling Phoenix FD](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125636651.md)
- [Effervescent Tablet](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125636903.md)
- [Getting Started with Chaos Phoenix](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125637180.md)
- [Liquid Dynamics](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125637296.md)
- [Using TexUVW for Creating Thin Smoke](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125637752.md)
- [Smoke Opacity](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125637963.md)
- [Phoenix Tools](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125698925.md)
- [2.1](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125699343.md)
- [3.14.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125699369.md)
- [Follow Path](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125699477.md)
- [Grid Texture 2D](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125699552.md)
- [Phoenix Cloud Assets](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125699645.md)
- [Phoenix FAQ](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125699747.md)
- [V-Ray Standalone Rendering](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125701532.md)
- [Liquid Resimulation](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125701768.md)
- [Liquid Simulation](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125701902.md)
- [Static Clouds](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125702062.md)
- [Particle Tools](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125731132.md)
- [2.0](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125731756.md)
- [3.00.01](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125731778.md)
- [3.13.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125731806.md)
- [5.01.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125731892.md)
- [5.24.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125731928.md)
- [Grid Texture](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125731978.md)
- [Particle Channel Ranges](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125732062.md)
- [Standalone Previewer CLI](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125735554.md)
- [Dynamics](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125735689.md)
- [Fire Tornado](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125735906.md)
- [Gasoline Explosion QuickStart](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125736191.md)
- [Liquid Input](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125736790.md)
- [Liquid Preview](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125736916.md)
- [Liquid Rendering](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125737010.md)
- [Liquid Scene Interaction](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125737180.md)
- [Liquid Simulation Speed](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125737236.md)
- [Displacement](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125737426.md)
- [Volumetric](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125737509.md)
- [3.00.02](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125764494.md)
- [3.12.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125764516.md)
- [3.99.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125764561.md)
- [4.10.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125764628.md)
- [5.20.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125764696.md)
- [5.23.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125764724.md)
- [Foam Texture](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125764787.md)
- [Free Trial](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125764839.md)
- [GUI and Simulation Licenses](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125764994.md)
- [How Does Phoenix's Simulation Work?](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125765048.md)
- [Liquid Simulator](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125765148.md)
- [Particle Tuner](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125765289.md)
- [Phoenix Export .simscene](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125765421.md)
- [Phoenix FD Deadline Simulation](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125765461.md)
- [Quick Simulation Setup](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125765531.md)
- [QuickStart Guides](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125765715.md)
- [Simscene Node Viewer](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125765775.md)
- [Voxel Shader](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125768009.md)
- [Fuel](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125768234.md)
- [Grid](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125768309.md)
- [Milk and Chocolate](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125768890.md)
- [Solid and Non-Solid Bodies QuickStart](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125769187.md)
- [Phoenix Explained](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125829240.md)
- [Setup and Installation](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125829336.md)
- [3.04.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125829727.md)
- [3.05.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125829749.md)
- [5.22.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125829787.md)
- [Cache Converter](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125829811.md)
- [Distributed Rendering](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125829849.md)
- [Menu  Integration](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125830010.md)
- [Particle Shader](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125830144.md)
- [Phoenix FD Global Preferences](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125830455.md)
- [Scripting](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125830500.md)
- [Texture mapping, moving textures with fire/smoke/liquid, and TexUVW](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125832240.md)
- [V-Ray Features Support](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125832317.md)
- [Liquid for a Shattered Wine Glass](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125832565.md)
- [Thin Smoke Using Drag Particles](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125832972.md)
- [Mesh](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125833193.md)
- [Scripting and Development](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125861972.md)
- [Simulators](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862105.md)
- [Textures](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862209.md)
- [Version Change Logs](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862397.md)
- [4.30.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862433.md)
- [4.40.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862457.md)
- [5.21.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862513.md)
- [Chaos License Quick Start Guide](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862551.md)
- [FLIP Particles Life Cycle](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862753.md)
- [Force Field](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862812.md)
- [Phoenix API](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862882.md)
- [Phoenix FD Shelf](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125862930.md)
- [Sparse Caches and Instances of Simulators during Rendering](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125866124.md)
- [Voxel Tuner](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125866249.md)
- [Resimulation](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125866496.md)
- [Using Particles as Simulation Sources](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125866776.md)
- [Using the Adaptive Grid](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125866965.md)
- [Liquid Displacement](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125867039.md)
- [Chaos Phoenix License Agreement](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125894658.md)
- [3.03.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895166.md)
- [3.10.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895188.md)
- [4.00.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895216.md)
- [4.20.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895286.md)
- [4.41.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895310.md)
- [Active Bodies Ground Plane](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895362.md)
- [Active Body Axis Lock](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895408.md)
- [Fire Smoke Simulator](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895496.md)
- [Fire Source](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895595.md)
- [Grid Channel Ranges](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895763.md)
- [How to Videos](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895826.md)
- [Liquid Source](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125895877.md)
- [Mapper](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125896041.md)
- [Phoenix FD Particle Group](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125896154.md)
- [Phoenix Property Lister](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125896211.md)
- [Wave Force](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125898430.md)
- [Adding Foam and Splashes](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125898505.md)
- [Burning Chair](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125898623.md)
- [Creating a Simple Fire Simulation](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125898877.md)
- [Liquid Output](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125899086.md)
- [Presets](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125899241.md)
- [Ship in the Ocean](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125899301.md)
- [Menus and Shelves](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125960304.md)
- [Tutorials and Examples](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125960721.md)
- [5.10.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125960792.md)
- [Body Force](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125960845.md)
- [Colors in Simulations](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125960918.md)
- [Ocean Texture](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125961067.md)
- [Particle Texture](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125961145.md)
- [Phoenix FD Backburner Simulation](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125961220.md)
- [Phoenix Node Properties](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125961264.md)
- [Silent Install and Uninstall](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125961339.md)
- [Turbulence](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125963098.md)
- [V-Ray Render Elements Support](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125963190.md)
- [Discharge Modifiers](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125963509.md)
- [Emit Mode Types QuickStart](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125963630.md)
- [Liquid Foam](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125964038.md)
- [Load the initial state of a Sim from a cache file](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125964189.md)
- [Using Initial Liquid Fill with Containers](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125964825.md)
- [Template Scenes](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125995186.md)
- [Fuel and Burning](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125995706.md)
- [Input](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125995816.md)
- [Liquid Grid](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125995969.md)
- [Fire](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125996126.md)
- [Liquid Mesh](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/125996212.md)
- [Tips and Tricks](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126028463.md)
- [Tutorials](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126028636.md)
- [Volumetric Rendering In-Depth](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126028820.md)
- [Basic Liquids QuickStart](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126029065.md)
- [DMM Integration](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126029478.md)
- [Instancer from Particle Group](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126029574.md)
- [Maya Fields](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126029637.md)
- [Output](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126029700.md)
- [River](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126029843.md)
- [Scene Interaction](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126030021.md)
- [Simulation](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126030098.md)
- [Simulation RGB Workflows](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126030262.md)
- [Solidifying of Molten Lava](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126030452.md)
- [Nebula](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126060414.md)
- [Simulation Speed](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126060830.md)
- [Fire Lights](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126060907.md)
- [Smoke Color](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126060985.md)
- [Standalone Previewer](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126092299.md)
- [Cascading Multiple Liquid Simulations](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126092441.md)
- [Liquid Splash and Mist](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126093096.md)
- [Removing Fluids with a Void Object](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126093235.md)
- [Standalone Simulator](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126255129.md)
- [Creating a Simple Liquid Simulation](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126255215.md)
- [How to Make Smoke Heavy](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126255424.md)
- [Procedural Ground Dust](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126255515.md)
- [Rendering](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126255727.md)
- [Adding Wavelet Turbulence to Fire](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126288208.md)
- [Compositing Fire and Smoke](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126288502.md)
- [Emit Only While Moving](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126288921.md)
- [Liquid Presets](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126289195.md)
- [Particle Shading](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126289252.md)
- [Preview](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126289379.md)
- [Simulate Foam and Splashes with Resimulation](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/126289628.md)
- [Archived Version](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/301957123.md)
- [5.25.00](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/PHX4MAYA/790822916.md)

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