Setting Additional Generator Properties
 
 
 

Additional particle generator controls can be found in the Param2 tab.

Rotation fields
Displays the orientation for particles that have just been born (spawned).
Rotation Variance fields
Displays the variation of the rotation of a particle once spawned from the particle generator.
Spin fields
Displays the value to act as a speed setting to a rotation animated over time. For example, a value of 30 causes a particle to spin 30 degrees per frame around its axis.
Spin Variance fields
Displays the variation to the Spin channel once particles are spawned from the particle generator.
Colour V field
Displays the variation of the colour of each particle based on the colour set in the Diffuse colour bar (Particle Geometry menu). The variance is expressed as a percentage. Colour Variance works with surfaces or geometries.
Use Seed button
Enable to override the particle’s seed (useful if you want to change the position of each particle in the particle stream).
Seed field
Displays the random seed value for the particle stream properties.
TailSize field
Displays the width of a particle's tail. TailSize is expressed as a percentage:

TailSize only works with quad and cone particle types.

TailSize Variance field
Displays the variation of the TailSize value (as a percentage).
Mass field
Displays the mass of each particle. Mass is used with damping when manipulating particles. See Setting Manipulator Properties.
Mass Variance field
Displays the variation of the mass (as a percentage).