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Hello,
I want to animate a powder like substance being poured from a container. Is there an easy way to this? How can I animate particle movement? Any clue?
Thanks a bunch.
Zafer

Hi Zafer,

Vizard supports particle systems, but currently the only way to create one is by hand editing a text file. I've attached a zip file that contains a particle file with a texture. To use it simply do the following in your script:

Code:

dust = viz.add('dust.osg')

dust.hasparticles()

Let me know if you have any more questions. Good luck!

Hi Farshizzo,
I included the two files that you sent me in my source folder. Then I added the two lines below. However, I couldn't see anything. I tried to open the RGB file in FotoShop but it didn't work. What was I supposed to see when I added those lines into my script?
You told me about editing a text file. Could you give an example?
Thanks a lot...
Zafer

Quote:

Originally posted by farshizzo
Hi Zafer,

Vizard supports particle systems, but currently the only way to create one is by hand editing a text file. I've attached a zip file that contains a particle file with a texture. To use it simply do the following in your script:

Code:

dust = viz.add('dust.osg') dust.hasparticles()

Let me know if you have any more questions. Good luck!

Hi Zafer,

Try the following script. You should see the dust appear in front of you.

Code:

import viz



viz.go()



dust = viz.add('dust.osg')

dust.hasparticles()



viz.translate(viz.HEAD_POS,0,-1.8,-1)

The dust.osg file is a text file. Open up the file and scroll to the middle of the file. There are many variables that you can adjust to change the appearance of the particles. I'll list a few of them here:

lifeTime - This controls how long a single particle will exist before it disappears
sizeRange - Two number that control the beginning and ending size of the particles. The particles will grow to the ending size during its lifetime.
alphaRange - The beginning and ending alpha value of the particles. For example, 1 0, mean that the particle will start out opaque and end up transparent.
colorRange - The beginning and ending color of the particles. In the example I sent you the beginning and ending colors are both white.
rateRange - A min and max range of how many particles to create per second.
initialSpeedRange - A min and max range of how fast the particles initial speed should be

Hope that helps!