This training kit guides you through Maya's particle and dynamics system, which is used to create effects such as sparks, rain, smoke, fire, and dust. In addition, you will also learn dynamic fields such as gravity, wind, turbulence, and drag, which can be applied to these particles to create simulations that behave according to the laws of physics.
 

This training kit provides users with fundamental techniques, diverse interactive projects, time-saving concepts, and valuable tools that will greatly enhance the user's productivity and as well as accurately automate and create effects often difficult to emulate. "Soft and Rigid Bodies in Maya" features comprehensive training on creating rigid-body dynamics, applying constraints, shatter, lattices, goals, adding springs, creating soft-body dynamics, active and passive rigid bodies, active and passive keys, determining initial states, setting static and dynamic friction, damping, mass, bounciness, and an array of additional methods and interactive projects all presented in a clear and easy-to-follow format.
 

"Maya Unlimited: Fluid Effects" focuses on the innovative fluid technology, which gives you integrated tools and controls for accurately simulating and rendering all fluid effects. The concepts, methods, and tools used for each process are presented in clear and easy to follow steps with an array of interactive training exercises. As you learn cutting-edge effects in detail, other techniques you will also learn include: dynamic simulations, container properties, texturing, color maps, emitting fluids from objects and curves, colliding fluids with objects, pond and ocean systems, wakes, explosions, creating atmospheric systems, and all the controls necessary to give you the ability to create stunning visual effects of professional magnitude that until recent were almost impossible to achieve.