Fluid Shaded Particles

Finally, I get to show off some of my high end scripts!  This script is great for attaching fluids to particles and is easy to adjust.  There's way too much to say about it, so I'll just let you watch the video.  Sorry about the edit in the middle.  My capture software stops after 5 minutes.

download bt_fluidShadedParticles.mel

You must put the FSP_Smoke.mel file here.
[USERNAME]\Documents\maya\2009-x64\presets\attrPresets\fluidShape\FSP_Smoke.mel

Here's Peter Shipkov's site:  http://petershipkov.com/development/overburn/overburn.htm
and here's David Schoneveld's site:  http://agentfx.blogspot.com/2009/05/overburn-technique-video-tutorial.html

I recommend David's tutorial if you want to get into the nitty gritty of how this technique works.  The workflow is a lot different from shading particles or fluids, but with a bit of practice, you can get some great results.

There's a ton of things I left out of the video, so if you have any specific questions or want me to do a part 2 of the video, speak up and let me know... I love feedback.  

Update on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 4:44PM by Brent Tyler

I've got a combined total of about 1,500 downloads of this script!  Thank you community, you guys are awesome.  I want to point out a common issue people seem to be having.  I get a lot of "Can you make this script work for Maya 20XX."  I created this scipt in Maya 2009, and have successfully used it in 2010, 2011, and 2012, both 32 and 64 bit versions.  I believe a lot of people have been having a problem with the 2nd file, and perhaps that's what's happening in most of these cases.Make sure that the fsp_Smoke.mel file is copied to your:

[USERNAME]\Documents\maya\2012-x64\presets\attrPresets\fluidShape\FSP_Smoke.mel

 If you are using OSX or Linux, or for whatever reason the above isn't working, I reccommend you open the script in your mel editor and change line 14 of the bt_fluidShadedParticles script to:

string $folder = "(Your absolute file path here)";

eg:

string $folder = "C:/FluidPresets/";

Make sure you don't add "fsp_Smoke.mel" to the end, and always use forward slashes.  If you do this, make sure YOU ALSO DELETE LINE 15!!!  THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!  I don't officially support my script, so if this didn't work, all you Apple fanboys will have to figure it out on your own.  Sorry guys.  As always, feel free to contact me and I'll try to help you with any issues you are having.