Need help with viewing particles i persp.

# 1 14-01-2006 , 02:05 PM

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I just began using Maya and I'm new to 3D-modelling. I'm doing the Learning Maya 7 Foundation tutorial now (Alias training guide book) and everything has gone fine though I'm stuck now because of a very simple problem. I'm supposed to create a fire, and I'm supposed to see the particles in the perspective window when i play the animation with the time slider, but nothing shows up. The only window that shows the particles is the Side Panel. Would appreciate help user added image

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# 2 14-01-2006 , 03:02 PM

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If you see nothing at all, I would first check your display options in the view port to see if Dynamics are toggled to be hidden or not.

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# 3 14-01-2006 , 05:52 PM

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Thank you for your response.

This is strange. I checked that it was checked and it was. Then I opened a file that came along with the tutorial and there it worked fully. This is how I try to add the Fire myself.

Dynamics in the marking menu ->
Select a box I made, then select Effects - Fire ->
Click on the Animation Preferences to set to play every frame.

Though after this I stillcan just see it in the side-panel.

EDIT: Well it shows up on rendering, but still nothing in perspective view...

Last edited by vane505; 14-01-2006 at 07:17 PM.

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# 4 15-01-2006 , 10:03 PM

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Well I noticed that the flame-effect is shown as squares in the perspective-window instead. Would really appreciate if you could tell me how you can make it into those circular shapes instead.

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# 5 15-01-2006 , 10:31 PM

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So you are seeing the particles then? You might just need to turn on Hardward Texturing in the view port under the Shading menu.

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# 6 16-01-2006 , 12:29 AM

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Yeah done that.... well something mysterious happened... everything just started to work user added image

. I do really appreciate the answers from you mtmckinley. I do have another question though, and it's about rendering. Sometimes when I render the rendering is pitch black. Just wondering if you have any ideas how I succeeded to make the rendering all black?

Thank you.

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