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specific submaterial, you can assign it by changing
the Outside ID number.
Edge ID—Specifies which submaterial ID number
is assi gned to the edges of the fragments.
Backside ID—Specifies which submaterial ID
number is assigned to the back sides of the
fragments.
R ota tion and Col lis ion Rol lout
Create panel > Geometry button > C h oose Particle
Systems from the drop-down list. > Object Type rollout
> SuperSp ray/Blizzard/Parray/PCloud > Rotation and
Collision rollout
Select a S uperSp ray/Blizzard/Parray/PCloud emitte r. >
Modify panel > Rotation and Collision rollout
Particlesoftenmoveathighratesofspeed.Insuch
cases, you m ight want to add motion blur to the
particles to enhance their motion. Also, real-world
particles typically rotate as they move, and collide
with each other.
The options on this rollout affect the rotation of
the part icles, provide motion blur effects, and
control inter-particle collisions.
Interfa ce
Spin Speed Controls group
Spin Time—The number of frames for one rotation
of a particle. If set to 0, no rotation takes place.
Variation—The percent of variation of the Spin
Time.
Phase—Sets the initial particle rotation, in degrees.
This has n o meaning for f r agments, which a lways
begin with zero rotation.
Variation—The percent of variation of the Phase.