Align Particle to Camera

This compound aligns particles to have their Y axis point to the global position of a camera, allowing you to do "billboard" effects.

Plug this compound's Execute output into a port on the ICETree node.

See also the Billboard Orientation compound for true billboard effects.

Tasks: Particles/Orientation

Output Ports: Execute

Camera Name

The name of the camera to which the particles are aligned.

Do any of the following to define the camera of the camera to use:

Create a Get Data node for the Camera object, then plug this node's Out Name output into this port.
Click the Pick button and pick a camera in the scene.
Click the Explorer button and select a camera name from the list.
Enter a camera's name in the text box.

Select Alignment Method

The method by which the particle's Y axis is aligned to point at the camera:

Full Alignment: The particle's alignment to the camera is set at its birth and remains the same over its lifetime; that is, the particle's Y axis points at the camera when it is born, but does not change its orientation over its lifetime.
Incremental Alignment: The particle's alignment to the camera changes over its lifetime so that its Y axis is always pointing toward the camera, no matter where the camera is.