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Inspector
The tabs and controls located in the Inspector are
similar to the controls found in the pCustom node
Refer to the pCustom node in this chapter for more information.
Common Controls
Conditions, Style, Region, and Settings Tabs
The Conditions, Style, Region, and Settings tabs are common to all Particle nodes, so their
descriptions can be found in “The Common Controls” section at the end of this chapter.
pDirectionalForce [pDF]
The pDirectionalForce node
pDirectional Force Node Introduction
This node applies a unidirectional force that pulls the affected particles in a specified direction.
Its primary controls affect the strength of the force, and the angle of the force’s pull along the X,
Y, and Z axis.
Since the most common use of this node is to simulate gravity, the default direction of the pull is
down along the Y axis (-90 degrees), and the default behavior is to ignore regions and affect all
particles.
Inputs
The pDirectional Force node has a single orange input by default. Like most particle nodes, this
orange input accepts only other particle nodes. A green or magenta bitmap or mesh input
appears on the node when you set the Region menu in the Region tab to either
Bitmap or Mesh.
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