P3Dv5.1 Special effect

[mpni]

P3Dv5.1 Special effect
How to stop an illuminated particle on a deck of a boat?
The particle go through to the deck and stop in the water.
What we have to add in this fx file for not having light on the water?
Can you have a look here to see what I say.
http://royalefrenchnavy.restauravia.fr/ ... Effect.jpg
Best regards
Michel

[Library Effect]
Lifetime=5
Version=2.00
Radius=-1
Priority=0

[Properties]

[Emitter.0]
Lifetime=1.00, 1.00
Delay=0.50, 0.50
Bounce=1.00
No Interpolate=1
Rate=0.01, 0.01
X Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Y Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Z Emitter Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Drag=0.00, 0.00
X Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Y Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
Z Particle Velocity=0.00, 0.00
X Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Y Rotation=0.00, 0.00
Z Rotation=0.00, 0.00
X Offset=0.00, 0.00
Y Offset=0.00, 0.00
Z Offset=0.00, 0.00
Pitch=0.00, 0.00
Bank=0.00, 0.00
Heading=0.00, 0.00

[Particle.0]
Lifetime=0.00, 0.00
Type=28
X Scale=80.00, 260.00
Y Scale=30.00, 30.00
Z Scale=00.00, 00.00
X Scale Rate=0.00, 0.00
Y Scale Rate=0.00, 0.00
Z Scale Rate=0.00, 0.00
Drag=0.00, 0.00
Color Rate=0.00, 0.00
X Offset=0.00, 0.00
Y Offset=0.00, 0.00
Z Offset=0.00, 0.00
Fade In=0.00, 0.00
Fade Out=0.00, 0.00
Static=1
Face=0, 0, 0

[ParticleAttributes.0]
Color Start=240, 240, 180, 0
Color End=255, 199, 150, 50
Bounce=1.00
X Scale Goal=0.00
Y Scale Goal=0.00
Z Scale Goal=0.00
Falloff Exponent=0.075
Inner Cone Angle=15.00
Outer Cone Angle=45.00

[mpni]

Seems to be more explicit:
http://royalefrenchnavy.restauravia.fr/ ... ect_02.jpg

[Clifton Crane]

Hi Michel,

Have you tried increasing your Falloff Exponent value? This should reduce the distance that the light will draw.

Regards,
Clifton

[mpni]

Thank you very much Clifton
I try as you say.
Regards
Michel

[mpni]

Wonderful!!!
You are an expert.
Thank you very much.
I am happy because it is exactly that we want.
Have a look on the result.
Water is not illuminated.

http://royalefrenchnavy.restauravia.fr/ ... hite_1.mkv
http://royalefrenchnavy.restauravia.fr/ ... hite_2.mkv
http://royalefrenchnavy.restauravia.fr/ ... /Amber.mkv

Best regards
MichelP

[fsafranek]

Looks like you had a "Falloff Exponent" value of 0.075 in the code sample above.

What did you change the value to for the improved results?
I can think of another big ship that could benefit from this. :-)

[mpni]

Hi Frank
Maximum value is 2 in the SDK section Light N tab
But there is no limit in the [ParticleAttributes.0]
So you can try with a higher value.
I put 10 for a good result.
Thank you very much to Clifton Crane.
Michel