Particles Visible in Viewport but Not Render

[samjam_3d]

I want to make my particles not render, but I still want them visible in the viewport.

How do I do this in Maya?

[pshwayka]

Assuming you're using Maya 2017 with Arnold...you can go into your nParticle shape node attributes, and under the Arnold section set the Maximum Particle Radius to 0.

[samjam_3d]

I'm using 2016, but I'm not using the nParticles, I'm using the legacy particles through fumeFX because the nParticles don't play nice with FumeFX

[mspeer · Accepted solution]

Hi!

The solution to display particles in viewport without rendering is Renderer dependent.

In Attribute Editor (particle or particleShape): Display -> Template (enable)

- This prevents color rendering and selection in viewport for the particles, but should do what you asked for.

Example for Mental Ray, Attribute Editor (particle): mental ray -> Flags -> Visible "No"

- No limitation for Viewport display.

[samjam_3d]

Thanks very much!

I actually figured out a way to do it by changing my particle type to (software) which would then allow me to turn off the "Primary Visibility."

Now I have three ways to do it 🙂