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NOTE When using this option, arrows appear on the Find Target icon to
indicate that particles will use surface normals for docking; the actual directions
they will use depends on the target surface. This applies even when using mesh
objects as targets.
Distance The distance from the target at which particles begin docking
behavior. This includes the docking direction, and, when using Control By
Time, the docking speed.
Icon Size Set the size of the Find Target icon. This affects particle behavior
when using the icon as the target.
Color Coordinated When on, the Find Target icon uses the color of the event
containing the test as defined by its local Display operator, if one exists. This
applies even if the Display operator is turned off. When off, the Find Target
icon uses the default Test Gizmos color as defined in Customize User Interface
> Colors > Particle Flow. Default=on.
Turn on Color Coordinated to make it easier to spot the Find Target icon,
because the particles in the event use the same color as the icon.
Uniqueness group
The Uniqueness setting enables randomization of the Random options and
the Variation options.
Seed Specifies a randomization value.
New Calculates a new seed using a randomization formula.
Go To Rotation Test
Particle View on page 2811 > Click Go To Rotation in an event or add Go To
Rotation to the particle system and then select it.
The Go To Rotation test enables a smooth transition in the rotational
component of a particle, so that the particle can gradually rotate to a specific
orientation over a specific period. An example of its usage would be with
falling leaves, which spin chaotically as they fall, but land on a flat side rather
than an edge. The test aspect lets you direct the particle to a new event when
the transition period ends.
To set a target orientation, place the Go To Rotation test before an
orientation-type operator (
Rotation on page 2861 or a Script operator on page
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