var topic = "<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n\n<!-- saved from url=(0024)http://docs.autodesk.com -->\r\n<html>\n   <head>\n      <meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=UTF-8\">\n      <meta name=\"product\" content=\"MAYAUL\">\n      <meta name=\"release\" content=\"2016\">\n      <meta name=\"book\" content=\"Tutorial\">\n      <meta name=\"created\" content=\"2015-10-30\">\n      <meta name=\"topicid\" content=\"GUID-8EEF99CC-0130-43AD-8786-BFF7C9FB5AF0\">\n      <meta name=\"topic-type\" content=\"concept\">\n      <title>Preparing for the lessons</title><script language=\"javascript\">var index = \'index.html\';</script></head>\n   <body height=\"100%\">\n      <div class=\"body_content\" id=\"body-content\" dir=\"ltr\"><a name=\"GUID-8EEF99CC-0130-43AD-8786-BFF7C9FB5AF0\"></a><div class=\"head\">\n            <h1>Preparing for the lessons</h1>\n         </div>\n         <p><a name=\"WS1A9193826455F5FF5CF1D02511B1D000978-62F5\"></a>This tutorial assumes that you: \n            	 \n         </p><a name=\"WS73099CC142F4875516078EA312754F1D2D4-7C09\"></a><ul>\n            <li>Understand the basic concepts of polygon modeling, animation, fluids, and nParticles.\n               \n               		\n            </li>\n            <li>Copied the nParticles Advanced Techniques folder from the following location: \n               		  <a href=\"http://www.autodesk.com/maya-advancedtechniques\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.autodesk.com/maya-advancedtechniques</a>. Then, set the \n               		  <span class=\"code\">nParticlesAdvancedTutorials</span> directory as your Maya project. \n               		\n            </li>\n            <li>Selected the \n               		  <span class=\"MenuCascade\" id=\"GUID-4884EA58-11EB-4E00-8E58-11072BD0E354\">FX</span> menu set. Unless otherwise noted, the instructions in this chapter assume you’ve\n               already selected the \n               		  <span class=\"MenuCascade\" id=\"GUID-04A8B713-562B-426D-94B7-B6EE19492544\">FX</span> menu set. \n               		\n            </li>\n         </ul>\n         <div class=\"footer-block\"><a href=\"..\" class=\"comments-anchor\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"comments-link\">Please send us your comment about this page</span></a></div><br><p class=\"footer-license-block\"><a rel=\"license\" href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Creative Commons License\" style=\"border-width: 0;\" src=\"../images/ccLink.png\"></a>&nbsp;<em>Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a <a rel=\"license\" href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. Please see the <a href=\"http://autodesk.com/creativecommons\" target=\"_blank\">Autodesk Creative Commons FAQ</a> for more information.</em></p><br></div>\n   </body>\n</html>";