Welcome! New Features Using this Help File Particle Storm FAQ

Summary Accessing Particle Storm Moving the Camera Creating Particles Recording Particles Importing Particles Rendering Particles

The Interface The Production Pipeline Item Types

Project Setup Camera Setup 3D View Simulation Viewing Sub-Objects Envelopes Color Path Editor Layout Items Integration with Layout

Particle Groups Name Effect File Base Number of Particles Particle Type Particle Shape Show Tails Orientation Lock-out Changes Simulate Fountain Name Affected Particle Groups Source Position Source Orientation Source Scale Shape Type Ordered Use Normals Inherit Velocity Birth Rate Initial Color Color from Source Min/Max Speed Min/Max Angle Conic Basis Use Strands Strand Count Gravity Name Affected Particle Group Strength Orientation Bounding Shape Recycler Assembler Use Particle Age Time To Assemble Lag Time Ease Out Target Count Target Color Color From Target Affect Particle Color Target Ordered Use Normals Shape Type Collision Elasticity Roughness Color Reset Collisions Avoid Time Avoid Strength Stickiness Collision Shape Death Wish Death By Death Value Probability Fade Duration Drag Drag Coefficient Bounding Shape Flocking & Swarming Min/Max Acceleration Min/Max Goal Radius Falloff Percentage Min/Max Cutoff Speed Max Divergence Position Bounding Shape Force Field Field Shape Strength Falloff Exponent Position Orientation Bounding Shape Hair Growth Rate Strand Count Use Constraints Linear Strength Angular Strength Mimic X Enable/Value Y Enable/Value Z Enable/Value H Enable/Value P Enable/Value B Enable/Value Size Enable/Value Particle Field Cutoff Radius Happy Radius Repel Strength Repel Falloff Exponent Attract Strength Attract Falloff Exponent Bounding Shape Shader Independent Variable Color Path Spawner Test Particle Groups Test Parameter Test Value Inherit Test Particle Wind Forward Strength Swirl Strength: Inward Strength Turbulence Position Orientation Bounding Shape

Recording Integration with Layout Project Files (.prj) Creating Particle Objects About Particle Storm Motion files (.psm) Particle Storm Object Mapping (.pso)

About Displacement Map Displacement Map Parameters Accessing the plug-in Loading the Particle Object Displacement Map Usage About Item Motion About Scene Info

TROUBLE SHOOTING

General Tutorials Pyrotechnics: Fireworks Flocking Butterflies Mimic Goop Assembler Overflow Afterburn Hair Pyrotechnics: Explosions

Unit Conversions Collision Shapes PS2 and ScreamerNet