Particle rotation

ratamorph · September 6, 2007, 4:57am

I was wondering if there is a way to make individual particles rotate around their origin, I want to make my billboards spin around the Z axis without using particle animation.

Daniel-Brauer · September 6, 2007, 5:06am

No, unfortunately.

anon_57490457 · April 6, 2009, 11:30pm

Oh, good grief! Why not?

This is basic, but it can really add to visual polish. Please add this to the engine, UT!!

anon_83572440 · April 10, 2009, 8:22am

Sorry to Necro-bump this, but is it still not possible to rotate individual particles?

runevision · April 10, 2009, 7:33pm

No, I’m afraid not.

You can make a particle appear to rotate by animating it, but you cannot rotate the actual quad.

Rune

anon_57490457 · April 10, 2009, 10:05pm

Those little quads are crying out for rotation! They long for the freedom to spin without oppression!

Please, Unity Developers, FREE THE PARTICLE QUADS!

runevision · April 10, 2009, 10:13pm

It has already been requested on the Wish List forum multiple times. We are aware that people want this and agree this would be useful.

Rune

anon_57490457 · April 10, 2009, 10:57pm

Yeah, I was just attempting to be humorous. Sorry! I shall bugger off now.

anon_14066448 · April 11, 2009, 7:49pm

Hi!

I agree with thecratix, this feature would be really a must to add some interesting random effects in our particles.

Since it’s in the wish list features, do you guys know, by any chances, when it could be released?

Thanx to let me know!

Gabriel

runevision · April 11, 2009, 7:52pm

I said that we are aware that it has been requested by users in the Wish List forum. We have not made any commitments to this feature.

Rune

anon_30261528 · April 30, 2009, 7:14am

It’s a basic feature that’s been on every other particle creation system that I’ve used… just wondering, is there some issue with the way particles were implemented in Unity that makes this feature difficult to add?

thanks,

scott

runevision · April 30, 2009, 8:24am

Only that we’re all working on different stuff that is also important. Really, we would like to implement this at some point.

Rune

anon_12336041 · April 30, 2009, 8:28pm

i have yet to make the particle effect where i “DONT” want to rotate the billboards ( i have been making particle fx for over 7 years )

everything you do form water splashes to sand storms to fiery explosions everything wants rotation.

so +1 for wanting this

runevision · April 30, 2009, 8:35pm

We can’t really keep track of everybody who writes “+1” in these forums.

So whenever you feel like voting wishes up, use:

http://feedback.unity3d.com

Rune

anon_11087125 · April 30, 2009, 9:32pm

Would it be possible to make a script component to rotate the UV’s?

anon_12336041 · May 3, 2009, 1:33pm

woah i had no idea this existed this is awesome

and a node based shader editor is in there too to vote for ! … god damn i love unity =D