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Soon2bAnimator
07-08-2009, 06:09 PM
hi folks...i seem to be having a big issue trying to figure out how to turn off my particle.....i have it starting exactly where i need it to be...but i cant turn it off ? does anyone know where i can do that?...i've searched everywhere and cant find it.....i cant even find an option to animate the visibility :( can anyone help me out?!
cbamber85
07-08-2009, 07:49 PM
Do you mean turn off the emitter? Or make the particles invisible?
dizzyone
07-08-2009, 08:00 PM
The emitter will stop emitting particles when you turn the Rate to 0 (in the attributes under "Basic emitter Attributes".

If you want an already existing particle to die off, you'll have to set it's Lifespan from "live forever" to "constant", "random range" or use "lifespanPP". You can find the option in the attributes of the "particleShape"

Alternatively you could lower the opacity/radius of the particle to make it fade out instead of dissapear.
Soon2bAnimator
07-09-2009, 03:35 PM
Ok cool thanx guys...im sure i can just animate the rate from 2000 to 0...i never thought about just having it die off either thanx alot I LOV YOU GUYS *give a group hug*
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