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Inspector
Random Seed
The Random Seed slider and Randomize button are presented whenever a Fusion node relies
on a random result. Two nodes with the same seed values will produce the same random
results. Click the Randomize button to randomly select a new seed value, or adjust the slider to
manually select a new seed value.
Velocity Friction
This value represents the Friction force applied to the particle’s Velocity. The larger the value,
the greater the friction, thus slowing down the particle.
Spin Friction
This value represents the Friction force applied to the particle’s Rotation or Spin. The larger the
value, the greater the friction, thus slowing down the rotation of the particle.
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.
pGradientForce [pGF]
pGradient Force Node Introduction
The particles are affected by a force generated by the gradients in the Alpha values of the input
image. Particles will accelerate along the gradient, moving from white to black (high values to
low values).
This node can be used to give particles the appearance of moving downhill or following the
contour of a provided shape.
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