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Age (Particle)

Description

Returns or sets the particle's age as a Long.

C# Syntax

// get accessor
Int32 rtn = Particle.Age;

// set accessor
Particle.Age = Int32;

Examples

VBScript Example

'
'  Example showing how to programmatically
'  set the age of particles
'
NewScene , false
set ParTypeCol = CreateParticleType

set oRoot = ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Root
set oParticleCloud = oRoot.AddParticleCloud( ParTypeCol , "MyCloud" )

set oParticleCloudPrim = oParticleCloud.ActivePrimitive

oParticleCloudPrim.AddParticles 1000 , ParTypeCol(0)

set oParticleCollection = oParticleCloudPrim.Particles

set oPos = XSIMath.CreateVector3()

for i = 0 to 9 
   for j = 0 to 9
       for k = o to 9
          set oParticle = oParticleCollection( i*100 + j*10 + k )
          oPos.x = -5 + i
          oPos.y = -3 + j
          oPos.z = k
          oParticle.Position = oPos
          oParticle.Size = 0.5

          ' Set different ages so that the particles 
          ' will die during the playback
          oParticle.Age = 1 + j * 10

          oParticle.AgeLimit = 100
       next
   next
next

CreateParticleCloud "MyCloud"
ToggleVisibility "MyCloud"
PlayForwardsFromStart

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