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Particle Group System – A list of all particle groups systems of the selected simulatorSimulator. You can export only one particle group at a time.

Frame Range – Start and end frame of the exported sequence. If a field is empty, the earliest/latest frame are found form the simulator's cache files.

         Timeline – When checked, the Timeline frame range for Start and or End frame frames will be used instead of a manually typed frame.

Output filename – The path where the *.prt files will be exported. Several replaceable variables are available:

$(cachedir) – The default cache file directory for the phoenix Phoenix scene. In the form of "...\filename.max_Phoenix2Phoenix_frames\".
$(grpname) – Particle group nameThe name of the particle system - Liquid, Foam, Splash, etc.
$(frame) – Current frame.
##...# – A flexible way to express the current frame number with as many digits as there are # signs.

Channels to export – Here you can select which of the available particle channels to export and which ones to skip. For more information, check the general topic on particles. The following channels can be exported:

Position
Velocity
Scale
Age – The particle position, relative to the Simulator node.
Velocity – The particle speed vector, in scene units per second.
Scale – The particle radius, in scene units.
Age – The particle age, in seconds.
ID (64 bit) – The unique born index of the particle.
Color – The RGB of the particle.