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4 In the Particle Type rollout > Particle Types group, choose Object Fragments. 5 In the Object Fragment Controls group, set ...

The materials of the asteroid appear on the particles in the viewport. Expand the control panel again: 1 Move the cursor over th ...

Now the Basic Parameters rollout appears in the first column, the Particles Type rollout in the second, and most additional roll ...

TIPTo close the additional columns, drag the left edge of the command panel to the right. Controlling Particle Animation Next, y ...

6 Drag the left edge of the command panel to the right to restore it to a single column. 7 Save your work as myexplosion_w_parti ...

2 In any viewport, select the asteroid then right-click and choose Object Properties from the quad menu. 3 In the Object Propert ...

This will make the object visible until the next key. 4 Drag the time slider and observe the animation in the viewport. The aste ...

The planes are now visible again. 2 Go to frame 21. 3 On the toolbar, click Render Production. The single image shows you what t ...

Add motion blur: 1 At frame 0 select the asteroid, then right-click it and choose Object Properties on the quad menu. 2 In the M ...

7 Save your scene as myexplosion3.max. Putting a Light Inside the Asteroid Creating fiery explosions with mapping techniques is ...

8 On the toolbar, turn on Select And Link. Then press the H key to select the parent object. Choose Sphere01 from the list, and ...

Adding Render Effects to the Laser Blast To give your scene some finishing touches, you’ll add render effects to make the laser ...

The Environment And Effects dialog is displayed, with the Effects tab active. 2 Click Add. In the Add Effect dialog, choose Lens ...

Adjust the glow settings: 1 Scroll down to the Glow Element rollout, and in the Name window, rename the glow effect laser glow. ...

9 Save your scene as myexplosion4.max. Adding a Second Glow to the Explosion Next, you’ll add a glowing effect to the light insi ...

3 Scroll down to the Glow Element rollout and name the glow effect blast. Adjust the glow settings: 1 In the Lens Effects Global ...

6 Turn off Glow Behind. 7 In the Radial Color group, change the swatch on the right to an orange color (R: 242 , G: 150 , B: 0 ) ...

Animate the explosion's glow: 1 On the toolbar, click Curve Editor (Open). The Track View - Curve Editor is displayed. 2 Go to t ...

All the glow attributes in the Rendering Effects dialog are listed here. You can set keys for any attribute to animate its effec ...

9 In the Key window on the right, click the Intensity track to add a key at frame 0 and another key at frame 9. TIPWhen you move ...