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# Particles : ReferenceTarget

    Particles - superclass: ReferenceTarget; super-superclass:MAXWrapper - 27:0 - classID: #(1137313558, 554188032)

Description:

NEW in 3ds Max 2014: The Particles Particle Data View sub-operator calculates aggregated properties in relation to other particles.

Constructor:

    Particles...

Properties:

## Aggregated Property group of controls

    <Particles>.Type Integer default: 0 -- integer

Get/set the selection of the "Aggregated Property" drop-down list.

Possible values are:

0 - Closest Particle Distance (default)

1 - Closest Particle Index

2 - Closest Particle Position

3 - Number Of Neighbors

4 - Density

5 - Density Gradient

6 - Prevalent Speed

7 - Prevalent Custom Data

8 - Number Of Particles

    <Particles>.Use_Proxy_Particles BooleanClass default: false -- boolean

Get/set the state of the "Use O1 As Proxy Particles" checkbox.

    <Particles>.Apply_Double_Filtering BooleanClass default: true -- boolean

Get/set the state of the "Apply Double Filtering" checkbox.

    <Particles>.Use_Proxy_Filter BooleanClass default: false -- boolean

Get/set the state of the "Use Filter For Proxies" checkbox used when .Use_Proxy_Particles is set to True.

### Filter Data Channel control

    <Particles>.Filter_Data_Channel UndefinedClass default: undefined -- maxObject

Get/set the Filter Data Channel object.

    <Particles>.Filter_Data_Handle Integer default: 0 -- integer

Get/ set the Filter Data Handle value.

## Vicinity Radii And FOV

    <Particles>.Outer_Radius Float default: 10.0 -- animatable; worldUnits

Get/set the value of the "Outer" spinner.

    <Particles>.Use_R2 BooleanClass default: false -- boolean

Get/set the state of the "R2" checkbutton.

    <Particles>.Use_Core_Radius BooleanClass default: false -- boolean

Get/set the state of the "Core" checkbox.

    <Particles>.Core_Radius Float default: 0.0 -- animatable; worldUnits

Get/set the value of the "Core" spinner.

    <Particles>.Use_R3 BooleanClass default: false -- boolean

Get/set the state of the "R3" checkbutton.

    <Particles>.Field_Of_Vision Float default: 360.0 -- animatable; angle; Controller Scaling: (1 : 57.2958)

Get/set the value of the "Field Of View" spinner.

    <Particles>.Use_R4 BooleanClass default: false -- boolean

Get/set the state of the "R4" checkbutton.

    <Particles>.FOV_Direction_Type Integer default: 0 -- radiobtnIndex

Get/set the state of the Field Of View Direction Type radio buttons.

Possible values are:

0 - Use SPeed As FOV Axis (default)

1 - Use V5 As FOV Axis

    <Particles>.Use_V6 BooleanClass default: false -- boolean

Get/set the state of the "Use V6 As Possible" checkbox.

    <Particles>.Use_Custom_Particle_Weight BooleanClass default: false -- boolean

Get/set the state of the "Use Custom Particle Weight" checkbox.

## Weight Data Channel group of controls

    <Particles>.Weight_Data_Channel UndefinedClass default: undefined -- maxObject

Get/set the Weight Data Channel object.

    <Particles>.Weight_Data_Handle Integer default: 0 -- integer

Get/set the Weight Data Handle value.

## Data Channel For Prevalent group of controls

    <Particles>.Prevalent_Data_Channel UndefinedClass default: undefined -- maxObject

Get/set the Prevalent Data Channel object.

    <Particles>.Prevalent_Data_Handle Integer default: 0 -- integer

Get/set the Prevalent Data Handle value.

## Input and Filter Sockets

    <Particles>.Input_1 UndefinedClass default: undefined -- maxObject

    <Particles>.Input_2 UndefinedClass default: undefined -- maxObject

    <Particles>.Input_3 UndefinedClass default: undefined -- maxObject

    <Particles>.Input_4 UndefinedClass default: undefined -- maxObject

    <Particles>.Input_5 UndefinedClass default: undefined -- maxObject

    <Particles>.Input_6 UndefinedClass default: undefined -- maxObject

Get/set the sub-operators connected to the corresponding Input sockets of the Particles sub-operator.

    <Particles>.Filter UndefinedClass default: undefined -- maxObject

Get/set the sub-operator connected to the Filter socket of the Particles sub-operator.

NoteThe UI controls "Approx. Closest Search" and "Search Optimizations" are currently not accessible via MAXScript.

## Particles interfaces:

The following common interface is exposed by the Particles Particle Data View sub-operator:

Interface: DataViewItem