Particle Factories

There are two types of particle factories, Point and ZSpin. The particle panel shows a third, Oriented, but this factory does not currently work. The differences between these factories lie in the orientation and rotational abilities. First, there are some common variables to the factories.

Variable

Definition

Values

lifespanBase

Average lifespan in seconds

[0, infinity)

lifespanSpread

Variation in lifespan

[0, infinity)

massBase

Average particle mass

[0, infinity)

massSpread

Variation in particle mass

[0, infinity)

terminalVelocityBase

Average particle terminal velocity

[0, infinity)

terminalVelocitySpread

Variation in terminal velocity

[0, infinity)

Point particle factories generate simple particles. They have no additional parameters. ZSpin particle factories generate particles that spin around the Z axis, the vertical axis in Panda3D. They have some additional parameters.

Variable

Definition

Values

initialAngle

Starting angle in degrees

[0, 360]

initialAngleSpread

Spread of initial angle

[0, 360]

finalAngle

Final angle in degrees

[0, 360]

fnalAngleSpread

Spread of final angle

[0, 360]