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drag the act ion to an empty space in the event
display, it will form a new event, and, by default,
the system will add a new Display operator.
Note: Particle Flow doesn’t let you perform
illegal operations. For instance, a Birth
operator must always be the first item in a birth
event (page 3–916); the system doesn’t let you
position it elsewhere. You can place a Birth
operator in an isolated event, but you can’t then
w ire that event into a particle system, except
in parallel with another birth event. For more
information, see the Birth opera tor topic (page
2–143).
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opposite side of the event, dra g from just inside
the test output to the desired new location. The
mouse cursor changes to the depicted image
when this operation is possible.
Getting Information
• To see a renamed ac tion’s original type,
position the m ouse cursor over its event list
entry until the tooltip appears.
• Toseeabriefdescriptionofanaction,clickit
in the depot. The description appears on the
Description panel, to the right of the depot.
Ev ent D is pla y R i ght-Cli ck M enu
Select a Particle Flow source icon. > M od ify panel > Setup
rollout > Click Par ticle View (or press
6 ). > Right-click
in event display.
Create panel > Geometry > Particle Systems > Object
Type rollout > Click PF Source. > Setup rollout > Click
Particle View (or press
6 ). > Right-click in event display.
The event display right-click menu provides handy
access to a number of contextual commands. The
contents of the menu, as well as the results of its
commands, depend in some cases on where you
click, in other cases on what’s highlighted, and in
still other cases, on both.
In the following descriptions, “item” means an
action or event, or, in some cases, a wire.
Interfa ce
Insert—Displays a submenu of all actions, and
when you cho ose a new action, inserts it where
you originally right-clicked. A vailable only when
you r ight-click over an e vent or act ion.
If you right-click over an action, and then insert
an action, the inser ted action replaces the old one.
If you right-click above or below an action (no
tooltip appears), the new ac tion is added to the
eventatthatlocation.Ifyouright-clickoveran
event, the action is inserted at the first available
position.
Append—Displays a submenu of all actions, and
when you choose a new action, inserts it at the end
of the even t. Available only when you right-click
over an event or act ion.
Tu rn On—Turns on the event or action under the
mousecursor.Availableonlywhentheitemunder
the mouse cursor is turned on.
To affect an event, the m ouse cursor must be over
its title bar.
Turning on a highlig hted item affects all
highlighted items.
Tu rn Off—Turns off the even t or action under the
mousecursor.Availableonlywhentheitemunder
the mouse cursor is turned off.
To affect an event, the m ouse cursor must be over
its title bar.
Turning off a highlighted item affects all
highlighted items.
Mak e Unique—Converts an instanced action to a
copy tha t’s unique to its event. Available only when
the mouse cursor is over an instanced action.