Orientation Modules

These modules control the orientation of particles, preventing rotation on certain axes.

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Axis Lock

These modules control the orientation of particles, preventing rotation on certain axes.

Axis Lock

The Axis Lock module is used to lock the particle facing to a given axis. Currently, this is a sprite-based module only. It contains the following member(s):

In this image, the particle sprites are being locked to the positive Y-Axis.

Property

Description

Orientation

Lock Axis Flags

Indicate the axis the particle should lock to. It can be one of the following values:


Flag	Description
EPAL_NONE	No locking to an axis.
EPAL_X	Lock the sprite facing towards +X.
EPAL_Y	Lock the sprite facing towards +Y.
EPAL_Z	Lock the sprite facing towards +Z.
EPAL_NEGATIVE_X	Lock the sprite facing towards -X.
EPAL_NEGATIVE_Y	Lock the sprite facing towards -Y.
EPAL_NEGATIVE_Z	Lock the sprite facing towards -Z.
EPAL_ROTATE_X	Lock the sprite rotation on the X-axis.
EPAL_ROTATE_Y	Lock the sprite rotation on the Y-axis.
EPAL_ROTATE_Z	Lock the sprite rotation on the Z-axis.