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Rotation XYZ and Rotation XYZ Variance
These controls allow for Rotation of the individual particles. This can be particularly useful when
dealing with a bitmap particle type, as the incoming bitmap may not be oriented in the desired
direction.
Rotation XYZ Variance can be used to randomly vary the rotation by a specified amount around
the center of the Rotation XYZ value to avoid having every particle oriented in the exact same
direction.
Spin
Spin controls are auto animated controls that change the orientation of particle cells over time.
Spin XYZ and Spin Variance
These provide a spin to be applied to each particle at birth. The particles will rotate ‚x‘ degrees
each frame, as determined by the value of Spin XYZ.
The Spin XYZ variances will vary the amount of rotation applied to each frame in the manner
described by Number Variance and Lifespan Variance documented above.
Sets Tab
This tab contains settings that affect the physics of the particles emitted by the node. These
settings do not directly affect the appearance of the particles. Instead, they modify behavior
like velocity, spin, quantity, and lifespan.
Set 1-32
To assign the particles created by a pEmitter to a given set, simply select the checkbox of the
set number you want to assign. A single pEmitter node can be assigned to one or multiple sets.
Once they are assigned in the pEmitter, you can enable sets in other particle nodes so they
only affect particles from specific pEmitters.
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