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Density

Sets the density value of the fluid contents that are inserted by the curve. The default amount of density is 1.000.

Velocity

Sets the velocity value (magnitude and vector) for the fluid contents that are inserted by the curve. The default value is 1.000.

Temperature

Sets the temperature value of the fluid contents that are inserted by the curve. The default temperature value is 1.000.

Fuel

Sets the fuel value of the fluid contents that are inserted by the curve. The default fuel value is 1.000.

Color

Sets the color value of the fluid contents that are inserted by the curve. The default color is red.

Falloff

Sets the falloff value of the fluid contents that is inserted by the curve. (If you don’t want the fluid to appear in part of the volume, you can specify a falloff region by using a curve in a container.)

Operation

Lets you Add to or Replace the contents of the affected voxels. Replace is on by default.

Number Of Curve Samples

Sets the number of samples that are calculated along the curve. For example, if you set the number of curve samples to 1, only one fluid sample on one voxel is generated. For best results, set the number of samples to a number that is greater than the number of voxels you want to affect. The maximum number of samples is 1000.

Radius

Defines the radius in which the fluid contents are inserted along the curve. The radius is measured in the same units as those set in your global user defined preferences. For more information, see Working Units in Settings preferences in the Maya Help.

Curvature-Based Velocity

Sets the velocity of the fluid contents inserted along the curve to the value specified in the Velocity field. When this attribute is on, the velocity’s magnitude decreases at high curvature points along the curve and increases at low curvature points. When this attribute is off, the velocity is stabilized at the specified velocity value and the velocity draw arrows all appear the same length. Curvature-Based Velocity is off by default.

Set Initial State

Sets the selected fluid container’s Initial State when the contents are applied.