EllipsoidParticleEmitter

Unity Engine
1

Hi!

I can’t seem to GetComponent(EllipsoidParticleEmitter);
(does not denote a valid type)
but ParticleAnimator for example does work.

Am I targetting the right classname?

Thanks.

2

Only the base class (ParticleEmitter) is exposed to scripting. In general, if class name is not highlighted in Unitron, then it does not exist.

3

Ah okidoki. Thanks!

4

Is there a reason why EllipsoidParticleEmitter is not visible to the scripting? I have need to dynamically modify the ellipsoid dimensions at run-time, and I’m at a loss as to how to accomplish this except for the brute force way of creating a couple dozen pre-made objects with particle emitters that I dynamically switch between (which is really quite a stupid way to do it and I don’t think it would be seamless, either).

Ideas?

–
David Robinson
Coole Immersive, Inc.

5

Probably the same as anything else that’s not visible to scripting: because nobody has got around to implementing a scripting interface for it yet. :wink:

Use a mesh particle emitter instead, and change the scale as needed.

–Eric

6

Ah, yes, good suggestion. Now why didn’t I think of that…? Thanks!

–
David Robinson
Coole Immersive, Inc.

7

I would add that it is quite easy to make your own type of emitter by controlling the particles and emitting them your self. I have done all kinds of particle emission types with it.

Check out:
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/ParticleEmitter.Emit.html
and
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/ParticleEmitter-particles.html

Bill