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Turbulence Affector

Turbulence Affector

Applies turbulence to particles.

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This node applies turbulence to the particle motion. This is typically used to apply local variations to particle movement and simulate small gusts of wind. The motion is generated by using a smoothed noise field for both the direction and the magnitude of the applied velocity.

All nodes connected to this node are treated as if flowing to the parent node, and inherits any transformation changes along the chain.

Parameters

These properties control the 3D transforms of the node. Transforms will generally be inherited by child nodes, although they can be ignored through the Inherit Transform Channels attributes.

ParameterDetails
Position XMove along the local x-axis.
Position YMove along the local y-axis.
Position ZMove along the local z-axis.
Rotation HeadingRotate around the local y-axis.
Rotation PitchRotate around the local x-axis.
Rotation BankRotate around the local z-axis.
Scale XScale along the local x-axis.
Scale YScale along the local y-axis.
Scale ZScale along the local z-axis.

Toggle which transform channels should be inherited from the parent node. By default, all transforms will be inherited.

ParameterDetails
Position XToggle inheritance of the X Position from the parent.
Position YToggle inheritance of the Y Position from the parent.
Position ZToggle inheritance of the Z Position from the parent.
Rotation HeadingToggle inheritance of the Rotation Heading from the parent.
Rotation PitchToggle inheritance of the Rotation Pitch from the parent.
Rotation BankToggle inheritance of the Rotation Bank from the parent.
Scale XToggle inheritance of the X Scale from the parent.
Scale YToggle inheritance of the Y Scale from the parent.
Scale ZToggle inheritance of the Z Scale from the parent.
World Position OnlyInherit the world position from the parent only, rotation and scale will be ignored. Overrides above properties.
Inherit TimeToggle inheritance of time from the parent.

These properties control the core behaviours of the node.

ParameterDetails
Velocity ScaleScale the strength of the affectors velocity on the particles.
Spread AngleChange the angle of spread for the particles.
RadiusAlter the outer radius at which the affector is no longer effective.
Inner RadiusAlter the inner radius up to which the affector is fully effective.
RandomnessHow much randomness is added in the particles movement.
Noise ScaleThe scale of the noise field.
Noise ThresholdThe threshold applied to the noise field.
ModeChange which kind of turbulence is applied.
  • Attract : Attract The particles move towards the node.
  • Directional Force : The force is applied in a direction defined by the rotation of the node.
  • Repel : The particles move away from the node.
  • Turbulence : The particles are given turbulent motion.
Falloff ShapeThe affect becomes weaker the further away from a chosen shape.
Life Effect CoeffsHow much the particles are affected by the affector at different stages of the particles life cycle. Values 1 and 2 are control points used to control a bezier curve between values 0 and 3.

Inputs

NameDescriptionTypical Input
Velocity NodeOverrides the velocity direction.Null
Affected EmittersChoose which particle emitters can be affected by the affector.Primitive Emitter
Procedural FalloffUse the distance field from a procedural system to vary how strong the affector is.Procedural Root
Transform ModifiersApply the transforms of another node to this node.Null
Target NodeModifiy the rotations of the node to always direct the z axis towards the input.Null
Local Transform OverrideApply the transforms of another node to this node, relative to its parent.Null