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Black Fire · 10-09-2004, 04:54 PM

Hi guys I was wondering can you make an object emmit particles? OK I have some text and i want it to have a ghosty fog/steam coming off the letters. thanks

Noratio · 10-09-2004, 05:53 PM

I'm noob too,but I dear to ansewer cause I've done some tuts. Object properties/ Dynamics/ Add Dynamic/ Emitter

Double click to open. There you go, try some explosion, like 50 first to see the particles. Be carefull with polycount, I had to kill LW while testing with a truck a moment ago.

Using LW8, this should be in7x too.

Noratio · 10-09-2004, 08:37 PM

Started playing with it and found few points that might benefit you.

I suggested you to try first explosion, well don't. For some reason even if Nozzle is Object surface it emits from the pivot. Bug like thingy.

Instead try etc/ gravity and it emmits from surface if Nozzle is set surface.

In HV panel you must of course activate your object

...got suddenly this itch to burn things...pyromania

Black Fire · 11-09-2004, 05:08 AM

Hmmm......well I went to object properties and I heve no Dynamics tab

. Anyway I will keep trying other ways to do this. thanks anyway

Mark · 11-09-2004, 06:44 AM

Ah, then you must not be using Lightwave 8? If you're still on 7.5 then you'll need to add the FX_Emitter plugin via the object properties panel.

Take a look in the 7.5 manuals at Chapter 17 -- it should detail all you need to know.

Noratio · 11-09-2004, 07:55 AM

Too bad, you ain't using lw8.
Yet an other idea, even Marks suggestion sounds the way to go: Set the emitters behind or under letters with gravity (or wind) and select letter(s) add FX_Collision to them. Set Type= Object, Mode=Stick.

This makes particles come behind the outline but gather to front surface before flying away as other. Maybe not what you asked but best I could think of, and is a bit different effect to object as emmitter. Think of smoke sneaks slowly from behind and as the letters starts to smoke from behind you still can easily read, then smoke gets thicker and looks like the front face was smoking too (even if it isn't).

Black Fire · 11-09-2004, 06:57 PM

Ok thanks guys I got it to work now and it looks cool

. Anyway you guys make me feel bad that I dont have LW 8 thanks alot lol. Thanks

10-09-2004, 04:54 PM	#1
Black Fire Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 22	Object particles? Hi guys I was wondering can you make an object emmit particles? OK I have some text and i want it to have a ghosty fog/steam coming off the letters. thanks

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10-09-2004, 05:53 PM	#2
Noratio Full Access Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Espoo, Finland Posts: 121	I'm noob too,but I dear to ansewer cause I've done some tuts. Object properties/ Dynamics/ Add Dynamic/ Emitter Double click to open. There you go, try some explosion, like 50 first to see the particles. Be carefull with polycount, I had to kill LW while testing with a truck a moment ago. Using LW8, this should be in7x too.

10-09-2004, 08:37 PM	#3
Noratio Full Access Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Espoo, Finland Posts: 121	Started playing with it and found few points that might benefit you. I suggested you to try first explosion, well don't. For some reason even if Nozzle is Object surface it emits from the pivot. Bug like thingy. Instead try etc/ gravity and it emmits from surface if Nozzle is set surface. In HV panel you must of course activate your object ...got suddenly this itch to burn things...pyromania

11-09-2004, 05:08 AM	#4
Black Fire Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 22	Hmmm......well I went to object properties and I heve no Dynamics tab . Anyway I will keep trying other ways to do this. thanks anyway

11-09-2004, 06:44 AM	#5
Mark Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sunbury, UK Posts: 2,339	Ah, then you must not be using Lightwave 8? If you're still on 7.5 then you'll need to add the FX_Emitter plugin via the object properties panel. Take a look in the 7.5 manuals at Chapter 17 -- it should detail all you need to know.

11-09-2004, 07:55 AM	#6
Noratio Full Access Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Espoo, Finland Posts: 121	Too bad, you ain't using lw8. Yet an other idea, even Marks suggestion sounds the way to go: Set the emitters behind or under letters with gravity (or wind) and select letter(s) add FX_Collision to them. Set Type= Object, Mode=Stick. This makes particles come behind the outline but gather to front surface before flying away as other. Maybe not what you asked but best I could think of, and is a bit different effect to object as emmitter. Think of smoke sneaks slowly from behind and as the letters starts to smoke from behind you still can easily read, then smoke gets thicker and looks like the front face was smoking too (even if it isn't).

11-09-2004, 06:57 PM	#7
Black Fire Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 22	Ok thanks guys I got it to work now and it looks cool . Anyway you guys make me feel bad that I dont have LW 8 thanks alot lol. Thanks