Paricle Editor
Used to create particles or groups of particles
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Here the particle parameters are specified
| Key | Value | Value Description | Parameters | Parameteres Description | Extra Parametres | Extra Parametres Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transform | Edit | - | - | - | - | |
| Type | Update | - | - | |||
| Set | - | - | ||||
| Effects | Control | Controls particles playback | Play | Play | - | - |
| Stop | Stops playback immediately | - | - | |||
| Stop... | Stops playback after the end of particle playback | - | - | |||
| Name | Particle Name | - | - | - | - | |
| Max Particles | Maximum particle count | - | - | - | - | |
| Time Limit | Sets the lifetime of the particle | Value (sec) | Indicates the lifetime of the particle in seconds | - | - | |
| Sprite | Responsible for the particle sprite | Texture | Texture to be assigned to the particle | - | - | |
| Shader | Shader to be assigned to the particle | - | - | |||
| Culling | Enables culling for particles? | CCW | Enables counterclockwise culling (CCW)? | |||
| Frame | Random Init | |||||
| Count | ||||||
| Size U (0...1) | ||||||
| Size V (0...1) | ||||||
| Animated | Random Playback | |||||
| Speed | ||||||
| Movement | Align To Path | Face Align | ||||
| Default World Align | ||||||
| Default Rotate | ||||||
| Velocity Scale | Value (sec) | |||||
| Collision | Collide With Dynamic | |||||
| Destroy On Contact | ||||||
| Friction | ||||||
| Resilence | ||||||
| Cutoff | ||||||
| Actions | Controls additional particle actions | Edit | - | Append | Adds an extra action for the particle |
Particle Actions
Avoid
Steer particles away from a domain space
| Key | Value | Value Description | Parameters | Parameters Description | Extra Parametres | Extra Parameteres Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoid | Name | - | - | - | - | |
| Position | Point | Center | ||||
| Line | Point 1 | |||||
| Point 2 | ||||||
| Triangle | Vertex 1 | |||||
| Vertex 2 | ||||||
| Vertex 3 | ||||||
| Plane | Origin | |||||
| Normal | ||||||
| Box | Min | |||||
| Max | ||||||
| Sphere | Center | |||||
| Radius Inner | ||||||
| Radius Outer | ||||||
| Cylinder | Point 1 | |||||
| Point 2 | ||||||
| Radius Inner | ||||||
| Radius Outer | ||||||
| Cone | Apex | |||||
| End Point | ||||||
| Radius Inner | ||||||
| Radius Outer | ||||||
| Blob | Center | |||||
| Radius Outer | ||||||
| Disc | Center | |||||
| Normal | ||||||
| Radius Inner | ||||||
| Radius Outer | ||||||
| Rectangle | Origin | |||||
| Basis U | ||||||
| Basis V | ||||||
| Magnitude | - | - | - | - | ||
| Epsilon | - | - | - | - | ||
| Look Ahead | - | - | - | - | ||
| Allow Rotate | - | - | - | - | ||
| Draw | - | - | - | - | ||
| Enabled | Enables Avoid Action | - | - | - | - |
Bounce
Bounce particles off a domain of space
| Key | Value | Value Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bounce | Name | |
| Position | ||
| Friction | ||
| Resilience | ||
| Cutoff | ||
| Allow Rotate | ||
| Draw | ||
| Enabled |
Copy VertexB
Set the secondary position from current position
| Key | Value | Value Description |
|---|---|---|
| Copy VertexB | Name | |
| Copy Position | ||
| Draw | ||
| Enabled |
Damping
Simulate air by slowing down particle velocities
| Key | Value | Value Description |
|---|---|---|
| Damping | Name | |
| Damping | ||
| V Low | ||
| V High | ||
| Draw | ||
| Enabled |
Explosion
An Explosion
To be continued...