PhoenixFD作为一款3ds Max流体仿真插件，Phoenix Fluid Dynamics是Chaos Software发布的软件产品，它可以非常棒的模拟烟、火、雾等流体。该插件很好的结合了具有突出渲染能力的基于网格的流体仿真。此外，对于一些均布流体而言，Phoenix FD能够对整个流体阵列进行处理，例如，压力衰减、热辐射冷却以及质量-温度互依赖性（mass-temperature dependence）。

流体的最本质特点就是不断变形，例如液体、气体、烟、雾等。Phoenix FD支持你在3ds Max中模拟这些流体。在Phoenix FD中，仿真的流体被存放在立方体或者网格中，并且每个最小单元格都包含该位置上的流体属性。这些属性包括温度、质量和速度。在仿真中，随着时间的推移，Phoenix将会在每个单元格之间传递内容。此外，由于物理规则的改变，Phoenix还会改变单元格的属性。最后，将仿真的结果用于渲染。

PhoenixFD v2.0000 Vray 2.3 for 3ds Max 2013-2014 Win64

Phoenix FD is a powerful tool for fluid simulations. Aimed to meet the needs of VFX artist to simulate fire, smoke, explosions as well as liquids, foam and splashes, it has now become universal simulation software for every production house. Phoenix FD offers exceptional flexibility and speed. With an adaptive grid, complete interactivity, a GPU accelerated preview and a fully multi-threaded displacement algorithm it stands out as one of the top solutions for fluid simulations in the visual effects industry.

Phoenix FD 2.0 now adds the capability to generate and drag particles based on current simulations. This allows the user to add even finer detail to all types of simulations without the need to increase the simulation resolution.