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ParticleSystem.TriggerSubEmitter

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Declaration

public void TriggerSubEmitter(int subEmitterIndex);

Parameters

subEmitterIndex Index of the sub emitter to trigger.

Description

Triggers the specified sub emitter on all particles of the Particle System.

using UnityEngine;

// Add a manual sub-emitter public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { private ParticleSystem ps; private float m_Timer = 0.0f; public float m_Interval = 2.0f;

void Start() { // A simple particle material with no texture. Material particleMaterial = new Material(Shader.Find("Particles/Standard Unlit"));

// Create a green Particle System. var rootSystemGO = new GameObject("Particle System"); rootSystemGO.transform.Rotate(-90, 0, 0); // Rotate so the system emits upwards. ps = rootSystemGO.AddComponent<ParticleSystem>(); rootSystemGO.GetComponent<ParticleSystemRenderer>().material = particleMaterial; var mainModule = ps.main; mainModule.startColor = Color.green; mainModule.startSize = 0.5f;

// Create our sub-emitter and setup bursts. var subSystemGO = new GameObject("Particle System"); var subParticleSystem = subSystemGO.AddComponent<ParticleSystem>(); subSystemGO.GetComponent<ParticleSystemRenderer>().material = particleMaterial; var subMainModule = subParticleSystem.main; subMainModule.startColor = Color.red; subMainModule.startSize = 0.25f; var emissionModule = subParticleSystem.emission; emissionModule.SetBursts(new ParticleSystem.Burst[] { new ParticleSystem.Burst(0.0f, 4) }); // We will emit 10 particles when triggered.

// Set up the sub-emitter. subSystemGO.transform.SetParent(rootSystemGO.transform); var subEmittersModule = ps.subEmitters; subEmittersModule.enabled = true; subEmittersModule.AddSubEmitter(subParticleSystem, ParticleSystemSubEmitterType.Manual, ParticleSystemSubEmitterProperties.InheritNothing); }

private void Update() { m_Timer += Time.deltaTime; while (m_Timer >= m_Interval) { ps.TriggerSubEmitter(0); m_Timer -= m_Interval; } } }

Declaration

public void TriggerSubEmitter(int subEmitterIndex, ref ParticleSystem.Particle particle);

Declaration

public void TriggerSubEmitter(int subEmitterIndex, List<Particle> particles);

Parameters

subEmitterIndex Index of the sub emitter to trigger.
particle Triggers the sub emtter on a single particle.
particles Triggers the sub emtter on a list of particles.

Description

Triggers the specified sub emitter on the specified particle(s) of the Particle System.