Rotation Modules

Rotation modules control how particles will be rotated at various points in their lives.

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Init Mesh Rotation
Init Mesh Rot (Seed)
Initial Rotation
Init Rotation (Seeded)
Rotation/Life

Rotation modules control how particles will be rotated at various points in their lives.

Init Mesh Rotation

The Init Mesh Rotation module applies an initial rotation to mesh particles created with a Mesh Data emitter.


Properties	Description
Rotation
Start Rotation	A float distribution indicating the rotation the particle should be emitted at (1.0 = 360 degrees). Value is retrieved based on the EmitterTime at the spawn of the particle.
Inherit Parent	If this Boolean value is true , then the rotation of the parent will be applied to the mesh particles as well.

Init Mesh Rot (Seed)

The Init Mesh Rot (Seed) module applies an initial rotation to mesh particles created with a Mesh Data emitter, with the added benefit of randomization.

Properties

Description

RandomSeed

Random Seed Info

The random seed(s) to use for selecting "random" values for this module's properties.


Property	Description
Get Seed From Instance	If true , the module will attempt to get the seed from the owner instance. If that fails, it will fall back to getting it from the Random Seeds array.
Instance Seed Is Index	If true , the seed value retrieved from the instance will be an index into the Random Seeds array.
Parameter Name	The name to expose to the placed instance for setting this seed.
Random Seeds	The random seed values to utilize for this module. If multiple values are specified, a value will be chosen at random by the instance.
Reset Seed On Emitter Looping	If true , the seed will be reset each time the emitter loops.

Rotation

Start Rotation

A float distribution indicating the rotation the particle should be emitted at (1.0 = 360 degrees). Value is retrieved based on the EmitterTime at the spawn of the particle.

Inherit Parent

If this Boolean value is true , then the rotation of the parent will be applied to the mesh particles as well.

Initial Rotation

The Initial Rotation module is used to set the initial rotation of a particle at spawn time. It contains the following member(s):


Properties	Description
Rotation
Start Rotation	A float distribution indicating the rotation the particle should be emitted at (1.0 = 360 degrees). Value is retrieved based on the EmitterTime at the spawn of the particle.

Init Rotation (Seeded)

The Init Rotation (Seeded) module is identical to the Initial Rotation module in that it sets the initial rotation or particles; however, this module allows you to specify seed information to be used when choosing distribution values in order to provide a more consistent effect from the module each time the emitter is used. It contains the following member(s):