#PARTICLE ILLUSION EMITTERS INSTALL#
#PARTICLE ILLUSION EMITTERS UPDATE#
#PARTICLE ILLUSION EMITTERS FULL#

So an emitter is made up of particle types, and particle types are made from images, and particles are created by the emitter based on the properties of its particle types.

Emitters, unlike particles, can be directly controlled and moved over time. An emitter contains one or more particle types, and вЂњglobalвЂќ duplicates of many of the particle type properties (velocity, size, etc.). Emitters come in 4 shapes types: point, line, ellipse (circle), and area. A particle type consists of an image (or images), a color gradient, and various properties such as velocity, size, weight, etc.Д®mitters : An emitter is not visible, but is the object that creates particles. Particle Type : A particle type is the collection of properties that determine how particles of this type look and behave. Particles use images for their appearance. You have no direct control over individual particles once they are вЂњbornвЂќ they behave based on the values set in their Particle Type. Particles : Particles are the visible entities in Particle Illusion. If youвЂ™ve not used particle effects before, or if youвЂ™re new to Particle Illusion - often referred to as вЂњPIвЂќ in these docs - a quick look at the terminology will be helpful in understanding the rest of the documentation and tutorials.

#PARTICLE ILLUSION EMITTERS INSTALL#

Note that this requires a connection to the Internet, and will require you to register for a free account.ДЄlso note that if youвЂ™ve already installed these additional libraries from the previous version of Continuum (or Particle Illusion Standalone), then you donвЂ™t need to install them again - the latest emitter library is included with the main BCC or PI installer.

#PARTICLE ILLUSION EMITTERS FULL#

To get the full set of additional emitter libraries use the вЂњDownload EmittersвЂќ option from the вЂњHelpвЂќ menu:

Important: There are just 2-3 libraries installed with Particle Illusion: the вЂњSamplerвЂќ library, the вЂњEmitters_2021вЂќ library of new emitters for this release, and an editable вЂњCustomвЂќ library (if you donвЂ™t have a вЂњCustomвЂќ library installed already). Some features are only applicable to the plugin version - they will be noted throughout these documents. Note that Particle Illusion is available as a standalone application and also as a plugin. The addition of Mocha tracking, masking, and transfer modes makes integrating advanced particle effects into your work easier than ever.ДЄnd since version 2021, particles can now be created in 3D!

#PARTICLE ILLUSION EMITTERS UPDATE#

A 64-bit update of the original particleIllusion from the early 2000вЂ™s, a new UI, reorganized libraries, and thousands of curated presets bring exciting particle effects to artists and editors of any skill level. Introduced with Boris Continuum 2019, Particle Illusion is a sprite (image) based particle effect system that is preset driven, easy to use, and powerful.

Particle illusion emitters