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Theparticlesourceiconisroughlyequivalent
to the corresponding global e vent (page 3–949)
in Particle View. T hey have the same name, but
selecting one does not select the other. If you delete
aparticlesourceiconfromthescene,thesoftware
converts the global event to an isolated local event
in Particle View, retaining its operators with their
settings intact. Any other events in the system
remain in Particle View, along with their wiring.
However, if you delete a g lobal event, the software
also removes any local events used exclusively by
that system, as well as the corresponding particle
source icon. To retain the local ev en ts, first delete
thewirefromtheglobalevent,andthendeletethe
global event.
If you clone a particle source in a viewport with
Shi f t +transform or Edit menu > Clone, an equal
number of copies of the global event appear in
Particle View, each wired to the original birth
event (page 3–916).TheCloneOptionsdialog
offers only the Copy option. However , if you
clone a global event in Particle View, the Clone
Optionsdialogalsoletsyoucreateinstancesof
the cloned operators and tests. It’s not possible
to create instances of global and local events, so
theseoptionsareunavailableintheCloneOptions
dialog, as a reminder. Also, global events cloned
in Particle V iew are not automatically wired to the
original birth event.
Inter face
Modifier stack
In the modifier st ack, expanding the hierarchy of a
Particle Flow source object provides access to two
sub-object levels: Particle and Event. For further
information, see Selection rollout (page 2–138).
Setup rollout
Usethesecontrolstoturntheparticlesystemon
and off, and to open Particle View.
Note: This rollout appears only on the Create and
Modify panels, not on t he Part icle View dialog >
parameters panel.
Enable Par ticle Emission—Turns t he particle system
on and off. Default=on.
You can also turn off all p article flows in Par t icle
View with Edit menu > Turn Off All, or a specific
particle flow by right-clicking its global event’s
title bar and choosing Turn Off.
Particle View—Click to open the Particle View
dialog (page 2–125).
Emission rollout
Sets the physical characteristics of the emitter
(particlesource)icon,andthepercentageof