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A few years ago I put together a learning Maya Fluids Dvd with Neehar Karnik. It contained numerous tutorial videos along with mel scripts and scene files. The material is
still relevant today, although the Dvd was no longer offered in the Autodesk store.
Now the full contents are available here for free to Maya Subscription customers:
www.autodesk.com/subscription
Once logged in goto: Training/Autodesk
Maya/ Training Videos/Dynamics
As well many of the video tutorials are available to all on the Autodesk youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A7756842D6CE3BFD
Note that I would today use nParticles instead of the old system for most of the examples, although for the most part it should be trivial to replace any use of particles
with nParticles, as nParticles is derived from classic particles.
Here is the original blurb with the Dvd:
Maya Techniques | Maya Fluid Effects
is your key to unlocking the power of Maya Fluid Effects. With a special focus on working with expressions, you'll learn how to combine particle system and fluids to produce a
wide variety of effects. Learn how to make full use of fluids by writing expressions. Master water related effects such as creating foam on an ocean surface using both
particles and fluid. Learn to create the most effective gaseous effects, as well as flames and explosions. Understand how to work with Fluid Textures plus hints on how the
Maya Fluid Navier-Stokes solver can be used for crowd simulation and more. Included with this DVD are dozens of scene files, created by the experts, to help you learn as you
work.
225 min
You Will Learn:
Oceans
Oceans and the Height Field Node
Fluid and Expression Basics
Water Shading
Water Spray and Foam
Water Wakes
Rivers and Flowing Liquids
Gaseous Effects
Flames and Explosions
Smoke and Clouds
Snow
Simulations
Data Transfer
Special Uses of Fluids
Crowd Simulation
Sound Waves
Fluid Texture Uses
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