Topics in this section

• Overview of particles
• Particle objects
• Control complex motion and forces
• Emitters
• Goals
• Particle collisions
• Rendering particles
• Create particles
• Place particles on a surface
• Animate particles
• Work with particle attributes
• Edit particle attributes
• Choose how particles render
• Use lights, reflections, refractions, and shadows
• Set particle color
• Set particle opacity
• Set particle lifespan
• Set attributes on a per particle basis
• Set particle attributes with the Component Editor
• Set particle attributes with a ramp texture
• Connect and disconnect fields, emitters, and collision objects
• Instance geometry to particles
• Instance strokes from Paint Effects
• Deform particles
• Work with advanced dynamics
• Work with emitters
• Work with goals
• Create particle collisions
• Render particles