Particles

Overview

The Particle System is a set of operators implemented as OmniGraph nodes and other tools for simulating and rendering of particle effects. This page contains documentation for the Particle System including a Getting Started, a User Interface and Tutorials.

Basics

• Getting Started
  • Extensions
  • Particle Reset/Toggle Tool
  • Sources
• Templates

Nodes

• Core Particle System Nodes
  • Emitter Node
    • Emitter
    • Emitter Spawn Rate
    • Emitter Emission Cycle
    • Emitter Lifespan
    • Emitter Direction, Speed and Mass
    • Emitter Display
    • Emitter Orientation
    • Emitter Emit From Particles
    • Emitter Collision
    • Emitter Source Primitive
  • Solver Node
    • Solver
    • Solver Status
    • Solver Particle Spawn
    • Solver Evaluation Mode
  • State prim
  • Sprite
• Field Nodes
  • Destroy Field
    • Destroy Field Parameter
    • Destroy Field Source Primitive
  • Direction Field
    • Direction Field
    • Direction Field Settings
    • Direction Field Source Primitive
  • Drag Field
    • Drag Field
    • Drag Field Settings
    • Drag Field Source Primitive
  • Noise Field
    • Noise Field
    • Noise Field Settings
    • Noise Field Source Primitive
  • Radial Field
    • Radial Field
    • Radial Field Settings
    • Radial Field Source Primitive
  • Vortex Field
    • Vortex Field
    • Vortex Field Settings
    • Vortex Field Source Primitive
• ST Panner Node
  • St Panner Parameters
    • St Panner Image Tiles
    • St Panner Tile Range
    • St Panner Tile Playback Options
• Collider Node
  • Collider
  • Collider Collision Settings
  • Collider Source Primitive
• Ramp Modulator Node
  • Ramp Modulator Valid Parameters
  • Ramp Modulator UI
  • Ramp Modulator Node Parameters
    • Ramp Modulator
    • Ramp Modulator Scalar Ramp
    • Ramp Modulator Color Ramp
    • Ramp Modulator Color Picker

Tutorials

• Tutorial 1: Create a Geometry Replicator Particle System
  • 1a) Create a basic particle system
    • Video 1: Create a Geometry Replicator Emitter
    • Create a Source and choose an emission type
    • Select a texture for your Material
    • Kit Render Settings
    • Emitter Tweaks
  • 1b) Adding St Panners
    • Create the St Panner node in Omnigraph
    • Connect the St Panner node
    • St Panner settings
    • St Panner Emitter and Source Tweaks
  • 1c) Adding Fields
    • Create a source for your Direction field
    • Omnigraph Setup
    • Direction Field Tweaks
  • 1d) Using Ramp Modulators
    • Omnigraph Setup
    • Ramp Modulator Parameters
• Tutorial 2: Create a point instancer particle system with a collider
  • 2a) Create a point instancer particle system
    • Video 2: Create a Point Instancer particle system
    • Create a Source and choose an emission type
  • 2b) Change the Sprite to a Mesh
    • Add/Import a Mesh to replace the sprite.
    • Delete the sprite and add the imported meshes in Omnigraph
    • Omnigraph Setup
    • Clean up the Output node
    • Using Index Object
    • Index Object Emitter Tweaks
  • 2c) Using Colliers
    • Add collision geometry
    • Create a Collider in Omnigraph
    • Connect the Stage geometry to the Collider node
    • Collider node tweaks
• Tutorial 3: Create a Particle System trailing a Particle Source
  • 3a) Create a trailing particle system
    • Video: Create a Source and trail particle system and add a noise field
    • Create a basic particle system source
    • Rename the source particle system
    • Create a trail particle system
  • 3b) Particle System Source Tweaks
  • 3c) Particle System Trail Tweaks
  • 3d) Particle System Source: Add A Noise Field
    • Create a source for your Direction field
    • Omnigraph Setup
    • Noise Field Tweaks
• Tutorial 4: Create a Particle System with Flow
  • Flow emitters and particle systems
    • Video Tutorial: Particles and Flow
    • Create a basic particle system
    • Create a Flow preset
    • Create a flow Cloud point emitter
    • Omnigraph Setup
    • Emitter Tweaks
• Tutorial 5: Create a particle system in Omnigraph
  • Create a basic particle system in Omnigraph
    • Video 1: Create a Geometry Replicator in Omnigraph
      • Create a Source for the Geometry Replicator
    • Create a Subgraph
    • Create a Solver node
    • Create and connect an emitter node
    • Create and Connect a Geometry Replicator node
    • Create and Connect a Sprite to the Geometry Replicator
    • Create and Connect a Mesh node for output
    • Add a translucent material to use with the particles
  • Bonus: Particle System setup in Omnigraph graphics
    • Set up a geometry replicator in Omnigraph
    • Set up a point instancer in Omnigraph
    • Set up a Particle visualizer in Omnigraph
    • Set up a particle that uses a particle as a source in Omnigraph
    • Set up a flow that uses particles as a source