Name

The shader’s name. Enter any name you like, or leave the default.

Type

Radial falloff type: Linear, Square, Smooth, Cubic, Gaussian, User-defined, or None. If you select User-defined, you can set its Exponent value below; if you select Gaussian, you can set its falloff Rate below.

X, Y

Center point for falloff pattern in X and/or Y.

RGB, Alpha

Multiplies the RGB and/or Alpha component of the base color by the falloff value at the intersection point.

RGB/Alpha Inverted

Inverts the shape value when multiplying the RGB/Alpha components.

Start, End

The distance from the given center at which the falloff value goes to 1 (Start) and 0 (End). The falloff value is interpolated between the Start and End values using the Falloff Type selected.

Exponent

If you select User-defined as the Type, you can control the transparency falloff rate with this value. Values less than 1 give a steep falloff from the center. Higher values give a more gradual falloff.

Rate

If you select Gaussian as the Type, you can control the rate of falloff for this interpolation. Higher values give a more rapid falloff.

Type

Lets you choose a geometric shape pattern for emitted particles.

None uses no predefined shape for emitted particles.

Step is the ratio of the size of the particle set in a single step.

Sine creates a particle with an editable number of rings that are equally spaced from one another.

Star creates a particle with a star-like configuration.

Beam gives the particle a long beam shape with a bright center surrounded by a glow effect.

Symmetry creates symmetrical particles.

Noise creates an infinite variety of patterned effects.

Turbulence creates chaotic movement.

Fractal creates a fractal pattern.

X, Y

Center point for the shape pattern in X and/or Y.

RGB, Alpha

Multiplies the RGB and/or Alpha component of the base color by the shape value at the intersection point.

Width

Width of step, which is a ratio of the particle size. Range is 0 to 1.

Scale

Scale of sine. Range is 0 to 30.

Branches

Number of branches in star. Range is 0 to 20.

Width

Width of beam. Range is 0 to 1.

Width

Width of symmetry. Range is 0 to 2.

Time

Evaluation time of noise pattern over time. Range is 0 to 10.

Scale

Scale of the noise pattern. Range is 0 to 5.

Time

Evaluation time for turbulence pattern over time. Range is 0 to 10.

Scale

Scale of turbulence pattern. Range is 0 to 5.

Low Frequency

Low frequency of turbulence pattern. Range is 0 to 10.

High Frequency

High frequency of turbulence pattern. Range is 0 to 10.

Time

Evaluation time for fractal pattern over time. Range is 0 to 10.

Scale

Scale of fractal pattern. Range is 0 to 5.

Weight

Iteration weight for fractal pattern. Range is 0 to 1.

Granularity

Granularity of fractal pattern. Range is 0 to 5.

Octaves

Number of octaves (iterations) of noise in fractal pattern. Range is 0 to 8.