Particles

Particle system functions. Create a particle actor with CreateParticleActor() first.

Sub StartParticleEmitter(actor): Starts particle emission for a particle actor

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StopParticleEmitter()

Sub StopParticleEmitter(actor): Stops particle emission for a particle actor

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StartParticleEmitter()

Sub SetParticleDirection(actor, x, y, z): Sets the direction of a particle emitter

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GetParticleDirection()

Sub GetParticleDirection(actor, ByRef x, ByRef y, ByRef z): Gets the direction of a particle emitter

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SetParticleDirection()

Sub UseParticleEveryMeshVertex(actor, flag): Sets whether to emit min max particles for every vertex or to pick min max vertices.

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particleIsUsingEveryMeshVertex()

Function ParticleIsUsingEveryMeshVertex(actor): Returns true if emitter emits min max particles for every vertex or to pick min max vertices.

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useParticleEveryMeshVertex()

Sub SetParticleNormalDirectionMod(actor, nd_mod): Sets the normal direction modifier for a particle emitter Note: Only applies to mesh particle emitter

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GetParticleNormalDirectionMod()

Function GetParticleNormalDirectionMod(actor)

Returns the normal direction modifier for a particle emitter

Note: Only applies to mesh particle emitter

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SetParticleNormalDirectionMod()

Sub UseParticleNormalDirection(actor, flag): Sets whether particle emitter is using vertex normal for direction, or direction specified.

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particleIsUsingNormalDirection()

Function ParticleIsUsingNormalDirection(actor): Returns true if particle emitter is using vertex normal for direction, or direction specified.

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useParticleNormalDirection()

Sub SetParticleMesh(actor, mesh)

Sets the mesh for a mesh particle emitter

Note: Only applies to mesh emitter

Function GetMinParticlesPerSecond(actor): Returns the min number of particles emitted per second

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SetMinParticlesPerSecond(), GetMaxParticlesPerSecond(), SetMaxParticlesPerSecond()

Sub SetMinParticlesPerSecond(actor, minParticlesPerSecond): Sets the min number of particles emitted per second

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SetMaxParticlesPerSecond(), GetMinParticlesPerSecond(), SetMaxParticlesPerSecond()

Sub SetMaxParticlesPerSecond(actor, maxParticlesPerSecond): Sets the max number of particles emitted per second

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GetMaxParticlesPerSecond(), GetMinParticlesPerSecond(), SetMinParticlesPerSecond()

Function GetMaxParticlesPerSecond(actor): Returns the max number of particles emitted per second

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SetMaxParticlesPerSecond(), GetMinParticlesPerSecond(), SetMinParticlesPerSecond()

Sub SetParticleMinStartColor(actor, color): Sets the min start color for particles

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GetParticleMinStartColor()

Sub SetParticleMaxStartColor(actor, color): Sets max starting color for particles

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SetParticleMaxStartColor()

Function GetParticleMaxStartColor(actor): Returns max starting color for particles

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SetParticleMaxStartColor()

Function GetParticleMinStartColor(actor): Returns the min start color for particles

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SetParticleMinStartColor()

setParticleMaxStartColor(actor, color): Sets max starting color for particles

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SetParticleMaxStartColor()

Sub SetParticleMinLife(actor, minLife)

Set the min life of particles

Note: minLife is in milliseconds

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SetParticleMinLife()

Function GetParticleMinLife(actor)

Get the min life of particles

Note: Returned time is in milliseconds

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SetParticleMinLife()

Sub SetParticleMaxLife(actor, maxLife)

Sets the max life of the particle emission

Note: maxLife is in milliseconds

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GetParticleMaxLife()

Function GetParticleMaxLife(actor)

Returns the max life of the particle emission

Note: Returned time is in milliseconds

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SetParticleMaxLife()

Sub SetParticleMaxAngle(actor, maxAngle): Sets the max angle of particle emission

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GetParticleMaxAngle()

Function GetParticleMaxAngle(actor): Returns the max angle of particle emission

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SetParticleMaxAngle()

Sub SetParticleMinStartSize(actor, w, h): Sets the min start size for particle emitter

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GetParticleMinStartSize()

Sub GetParticleMinStartSize(actor, ByRef w, ByRef h): Gets the min start size for particle emitter

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SetParticleMinStartSize()

Sub SetParticleMaxStartSize(actor, w, h): Sets the max start size for the particles

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SetParticleMaxStartSize()

Sub GetParticleMaxStartSize(actor, ByRef w, ByRef h): Gets the max start size for the particles

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SetParticleMaxStartSize()

Sub SetParticleCenter(actor, x, y, z)

Sets the center of a particle emitter

Note: applies to Sphere, Cylinder, and Ring emitters

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GetParticleCenter()

Sub GetParticleCenter(actor, ByRef x, ByRef y, ByRef z): Gets the center of a particle emitter Note: applies to Sphere, Cylinder, and Ring emitters

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SetParticleCenter()

Sub SetParticleRadius(actor, radius)

Sets the radius of a particle emitter

Note: Only applies to Sphere, Cylinder, and Ring emitters

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SetParticleRadius()

Function GetParticleRadius(actor)

Returns the radius of a particle emitter

Note: Only applies to Sphere, Cylinder, and Ring emitters

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SetParticleRadius()

Sub setParticleRingThickness(actor, ringThickness)

Sets the thickness of a ring emitter

Note: Only applies to ring emitter

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GetParticleRingThickness()

GFunction etParticleRingThickness(actor)

Returns the thickness of a ring emitter

Note: Only applies to ring emitter

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SetParticleRingThickness()

Sub SetParticleBox(actor, min_x, min_y, min_z, max_x, max_y, max_z): Sets the bounding box for a particle emitter

Sub GetParticleBox(actor, ByRef min_x, ByRef min_y, ByRef min_z, ByRef max_x, ByRef max_y, ByRef max_z): Gets the bounding box for a particle emitter

Sub SetParticleNormal(actor, x, y, z)

Sets the normal of a particle emitter

Note: Only applies to cylinder particle emitter

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GetParticleNormal()

Sub GetParticleNormal(actor, ByRef x, ByRef y, ByRef z)

Gets the normal of a particle emitter

Note: Only applies to cylinder particle emitter

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SetParticleNormal()

Sub SetParticleLength(actor, p_len)

Sets the length of a cylinder particle emitter

Note: Only applies to cylinder particles

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GetParticleLength()

Function GetParticleLength(actor)

Returns the length of a cylinder particle emitter

Note: Only applies to cylinder particles