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Installation:Install the RayFire Tool in your 3ds Max folder.

Contact:For feedback, support, or other questions send an e-mail to

Launching:You can launch RayFire Tool via Command Panel / Create / Geometry - RayFire Tool

Create Panel - RayFire

Menus
Menus

1. Execution
Via the Execution menu you can quickly perform all the main RayFire tool functions such as Activate Draw Fragment Mode, Simulate Shooting, Fragment, Simulate Explosion, Simulate Demolition, and Activate Instant Action.

2. Manager
Via manager menu You can activate Interactive mode. Select or delete layer and effects seleted in respective lists in Interactive Layrmanager rollout. For instance, after fragmentation last RF Layer will be selected in Layers list, so You can quiclky delete it via manager menu and fragment it again.

3. Tools

Creat gun : creates simple plane with Look at constraint.
Clear all lists : CLear all RayFire Tool lists.
Delete all original objects : When You fragment objects RayFire creates copies of Impct objects, hides original objects and fragment copies. so if You happy with results You can delete all hidden original objects to avoid confusions later.
Clean up scene from RayFire info : cleans all objects in scene from any RayFire info.
Clean up delected from RayFire info : cleans only selected objects from any RayFire info.
Detach by element selected.
Remove middle edge vertices: ProBoolean operation creates a lot of unneeded vertices. You can remove them using this tool. You can define angle threshold in Advanced Fragmentation rollout. Set it to 179 to remove all certices. Set it ot 5 or less to remove vertices only on straight edge.
STL check selected: RayFire will check all selected objects using STL check modifier and will suggest You to select all objects witth erors.

4. Options

Hold scene before execute: holds scene before shoot, fragment or explode.
Update viewports: update viewports while fragmentation process.
Advanced Fragmentation options : open Advanced Fragmentation options rollout.
Add RayFire options : add custom Fragmentation options rollout for selected geometry objects. Custom options might be useful if You want to use Reactor demolition. They will allow You to fragment each object in its own way.
Remove RayFire options : remove custom Fragmentation options rollout from selected geometry objects.

5. About

Help: Open off-line chm help file. Off-line help might be obsolete. For latest help check out On-line help.
About: Open About rollout. In about Rollout You can see You request Id, build number, and peoples who help me.
Website : Open RayFire Tool Website.
Tutorials : Open Video Tutorial page.
Purchase : Open purchase page.
Online Help : Open On-Line help page.
Check for updates : Download and install latest available build.


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