Emitting particles one by one via MEL? 2003-12-11 - By Helmar Gerhardt
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Hi Gary,
No problem here if you use the API. For mel, I would try using the "emit"
command instead. Just be careful with premature particle evaluation.
Regrads,
Helmar
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From: "garyc" <gary@(protected)>
To: <maya-dev@(protected)>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 12:03 PM
Subject: Emitting particles one by one via MEL?
> Hi, I am trying to work out if its possible to control when an emitter
> "emits" via MEL. Basically I am setting up a gun and I want to initiate a
> number of things each time the trigger is pulled (one of these things
being
> the firing of a particle bullet) ... Is there some way to control this in
> MEL, I did look at animating the "rate" attribute, but it seemed diffucult
> to get something where a particle was always fired when the trigger was
> pulled.
>
> thanks for any help...
>
> gary.
>
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