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gamedev:deigde:editors:particleemitter [2020/04/02 13:24] – [Type] dragonlord | gamedev:deigde:editors:particleemitter [2020/04/05 00:28] (current) – [IGDE Particle Emitter Editor] dragonlord | ||
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The particle emitter editor allows to edit [[gamedev: | The particle emitter editor allows to edit [[gamedev: | ||
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The editor window composes of the preview view, properties panel on the left side and the property curves on the bottom side. | The editor window composes of the preview view, properties panel on the left side and the property curves on the bottom side. | ||
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Sets preview parameters of the particle emitter and are not type specific nor saved to file. | Sets preview parameters of the particle emitter and are not type specific nor saved to file. | ||
- | The **Emit Burst** determines if the particle emitter emits a burst of particles. If enabled | + | The **Emit Burst** determines if the particle emitter emits a burst of particles. If enabled particle emitter |
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+ | The **Lifetime** | ||
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The **Emitter** parameter defines the particle emitter to use. | The **Emitter** parameter defines the particle emitter to use. | ||
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The **Min Impulse** parameter defines the minimum impact impulse [Ns] before an emitter instance is created. | The **Min Impulse** parameter defines the minimum impact impulse [Ns] before an emitter instance is created. | ||
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Shows the list of all supported parameters for the particle type. Parameters with one or more curves defined are shown with a plus sign. All parameters with no curves defined are shown with a minus sign. | Shows the list of all supported parameters for the particle type. Parameters with one or more curves defined are shown with a plus sign. All parameters with no curves defined are shown with a minus sign. | ||
- | The **Cast Range** parameter defines the range of the cast value for newly cast particles. The cast value is randomly picked from between an including **castValue-range -> castValue+range". | + | The **Cast Range** parameter defines the range of the cast value for newly cast particles. The cast value is randomly picked from between an including **castValue-range -> castValue+range**. |
The **Cast Spread** parameter defines the spread applied to the cast value for newly cast particles. The spread is added to the cast value. | The **Cast Spread** parameter defines the spread applied to the cast value for newly cast particles. The spread is added to the cast value. | ||
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- | ===== Preview Video ===== | + | ====== |
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+ | The **Camera** panel shows the parameters of the camera in the preview view. The values can be manually edited. | ||
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+ | The **Sky** panel defines the **Sky** resource to use in the preview view. | ||
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+ | The **Environment Object** panel defines the **Object Class** to use as environment the particle emitter is previewed in. | ||
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+ | The **Preview** panel defines parameters of the particle emitter preview caster. The emitter casts along the Z-axis (blue arrow, x/ | ||
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+ | The **Burst Interval** defines the time in seconds before the preview particle emitter is reset. This is used on burst type emitters only. | ||
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+ | The **Warm-Up Time** can be used to simulate an emitter in a running state. This avoids the need to wait for a couple of seconds to test emitters in running condition. | ||
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+ | The **Enable Casting** enables particle casting. Toggle this on and off to check how the emitter behaves. | ||
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