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1. Help! 3ds Max Simple Particle "Line" Smoke

   

   Topic by Fuzhark · Jun 2015 · Home› Technical Talk

   Hello! I am working on an animation with a guy holding a cigar, and the style of this is very simplistic/cartoony, so I don't want an overly realistic smoke, but I don't want a too dull smoke either. Trouble is, all tutorials I find is either super-realistic smoke, or just particle-planes with a smoke-map facing the camera…

2. Re: Help! 3ds Max Simple Particle "Line" Smoke

   

   Reply by Mark Dygert · Jun 2015 · Home› Technical Talk

   The easy way I can think of is with particles, but standard particles tend to spread out more than you want, like physical smoke does. So... Create a spline path for the smoke to follow. Create a super-spray about the size of your smoke stream. Create a "Path Follow" force and bind your super spray to it. Now you're…

3. Re: Help! 3ds Max Simple Particle "Line" Smoke

   

   Reply by Fuzhark · Jun 2015 · Home› Technical Talk

   Thanks very much, it's well explained. I will try this out! :)