Trying to create a realistic steam vent

[karmacomposer]

Hello all.

I am trying to create a realistic steam vent and just not getting it right.  I added a particle emitter to the scene, shaped it as a cone.

Used a soft smoke material and adjusted velocity and area till I had what looked like a triangular thin stream of smoke coming out of a pipe.  However, it looks too chunky and even with the alpha values, I just cannot seem to get it right.

Anyone create a nice steam effect they care to share?

Imagine there's a small hole in the pipe and steam is escaping into the area - that's the effect I am going for.

Mike

[Christian Clavet]

Hi, You would need to change the particle shape to what you need. The current method your using seem to way to do it.

[tjheldna]

I'd use the soft particle shader too.