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UGameplayStatics::SpawnEmitterAtLocation

Plays the specified effect at the given location and rotation, fire and forget.

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References

Module	Engine
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/Kismet/GameplayStatics.h
Include	#include "Kismet/GameplayStatics.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Private/GameplayStatics.cpp

Syntax

static UParticleSystemComponent * SpawnEmitterAtLocation
(
    const UObject * WorldContextObject,
    UParticleSystem * EmitterTemplate,
    FVector Location,
    FRotator Rotation,
    FVector Scale,
    bool bAutoDestroy,
    EPSCPoolMethod PoolingMethod,
    bool bAutoActivateSystem
)

Remarks

Plays the specified effect at the given location and rotation, fire and forget. The system will go away when the effect is complete. Does not replicate.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
WorldContextObject	Object that we can obtain a world context from
EmitterTemplate	particle system to create
Location	location to place the effect in world space
Rotation	rotation to place the effect in world space
Scale	scale to create the effect at
bAutoDestroy	Whether the component will automatically be destroyed when the particle system completes playing or whether it can be reactivated
PoolingMethod	Method used for pooling this component. Defaults to none.
bAutoActivate	Whether the component will be automatically activated on creation.

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