Under Rotate, particle rotation versus the X, Y and Z axes and/or a rotation animation can be set.
This page describes Rotation settings and features.
To read about the common features Enable and Copy Resource, see here.
A | Animation | Selects whether to set an animation for particle rotation. |
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B | Default | Sets the default value for particle rotation. Additional corresponding items are displayed when setting an animation. |
The following three items can be selected when setting a rotation animation.
These change according to the animation to be created.
Item | Description |
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Do not animate | Rotation animation is not performed. |
Add to Previous Value | Animates rotation at a set speed. |
Directional | Animates particles so they tilt in their direction of movement. |
Default values change the settings available for the selected animation change.
The following three animation settings are available in CreativeStudio.
Select this option when you do not want to animate particle rotation.
Set standard values only.
Selecting this option allows separate settings for X, Y and Z axes using standard values for rotation animations.
Setting an Amplitude (%) applies a random value to the rotation at time of particle generation.
Note: Rotation amplitude (%) can be set for each X, Y and Z axis.
Select this option when you create a rotation animation that rotates at a set speed.
Set the standard value and the default value to be added to the previous value.
This setting is the same as Do not animate.
Selecting Enable (checkbox) enables scale animation under CreativeStudio.
Default values to be added can be set for each of the X, Y and Z axes.
Note: Default values are added to standard values each frame to animate rotation at a set speed.
Playback Options are options to configure playback of an animation created in the CurveEditor panel along the specified timeline.
Options | Description |
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None. | Do not use playback options. |
Fit to Lifetime | Fit to lifespan is a playback option that automatically links animations created on the CurveEditor panel with particle lifetimes. |
Specify Frame Count | Specify frame count is a playback option that loops animations created in the CurveEditor panel based on the specified frames. |
Frames per Cycle | This specifies the number of frames in a single loop cycle when looping animations. |
Random Offset | You can use a random offset to change the starting playback keyframe for the animation on a per-particle basis. |
Random Table | The random table randomly obtains a value at particle emission time from the animation frame. |
Particles tilt in their direction of movement when Directional is set.
Selecting Enable (checkbox) causes the Directional setting to be applied by CreativeStudio.
You can select the tilting standard from a pull-down menu when using a Directional setting.
At present, only speed can be selected.
Note: The directional affects the particle on the Z axis, and thus has no visible effect on the particle's shape.
We recommend using together with either the polygon plane (XY) or the Y-axis billboard. (There is a proposal for a future release to transmit the rotational value at the time of child particle generation.)
To read about the Enable checkbox and resource copying, see here.
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