GIG reference manual

Particles

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Section contents

Introduction
Some basics
Interface
Particle interface buttons
- get ani
- save ani
- delete ani
- convert
- reconvert
- density
- random
- hollow
- get solid tag
- lock
- global
- show radius
- show emitters
- show axes
- round particles
- connect
- reset simulation
- Organic
- GIG
Camera windows
- Changing the camera view
  - move
  - track
  - zoom
  - orbit
  - reset
  - ctrl
- Changing the camera window size
- Changing the mouse sensitivity
- Hiding and quiting camera windows
- Options
Camera control
- record flipbook
- start
- end
- get
- save
- pan
- tilt
- roll
- zoom
- define as front view
- coi x
- coi y
- coi z
- front
- top
- side
- ortho
- anicam
Particles menu
Parameters
- Parameters input boxes
- Parameters explained
  - blur
  - fluid
  - force
  - friction
  - gravity
  - grow
  - lifetime
  - mass
  - pulseoffset
  - pulsetime
  - radius
  - resilience
  - startangle
  - startroll
  - startspeed
  - tailsize
  - timestep
  - velocity
  - viscosity
  - spring
  - damp
- Other parameter buttons
  - get parameters
  - save parameters
  - reset parameters
  - record
Fields
- Creating fields
  - chaos
  - linesink
  - noise
  - sink
  - spot
  - turbulence
  - uniform
  - vortex
  - wave
- get field tag
- Transforming fields
  - assigning fields
  - force fields
  - fluid fields
  - velocity fields
  - ejection fields
  - Example: assigning a field
- Field parameters
- Field parameters selection list
- Field parameters input boxes
  - power
  - frequency
  - seed
  - gradation
  - angle
  - spiral
Collision detection
Simulation and recording
- simulate and simulation
- record
- mean
- variance
- close
- timecurve
  - move
  - add
  - delete
  - accept
  - confirm
  - cancel
- sample by
- play
- frames/sec
- options
- timeline
Rendering
- Animation scroll bar
- Rendering particle systems
Modeling with particles
Tutorials

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Introduction

GIG Particles allows the user to create particle animations such as explosions, fire, rain, and snow.

Particles can be influenced by vector fields, gravity, and effects such as fluid dynamics, pulsetime, and lifetime.

Particles can also interact with any GIG solid by means of collision detection. Also, any object constructed with GIG can be converted into GIG particles.