Switch particle node

Switches between input streams.

All Parameters Local variables

This operator passes through one of its input streams based on the Select Input parameter. This is very useful for controlling/animating the network flow using an expression. For example, by making the input value a function of time, you can cause different particle behaviors at different times in the animation.

Parameters

Select Input

Input number to pass through to the output. Use an expression here to programmatically switch the network flow.

The inputs are numbered consecutively from 0 to N-1 (where N is the number of inputs to the POP). Use 0 to select the first input, 1 to select the second input, and so on.

Local variables

Standard POP local variables

AGE

The seconds a particle in the template has been alive.

AX AY AZ

Acceleration of the particle.

BBX BBY BBZ

The point’s relative position in the bounding box.

DEAD

Point is dead.

ITER

Processing iteration number.

JUSTHIT

A collision for this particle was detected (for example, by the Collision POP) during the processing of this timestep (that is, this iteration of the particle simulation). This variable is cleared at the beginning of each timestep. Note that the collision POP actually detects any collisions which would have occurred the during the previous frame.

LIFE

Percent of total life used (from 0 to 1).

LIFESPAN

Expected lifetime of particle.

MAPU MAPV MAPW

Point or vertex texture coordinates.

NPT

Total number of points.

NGRP

Total number of points in source group.

NX NY NZ

Normal vector.

PT

The point number of the currently processed point. The PT is not constant like ID; it changes based on the number of points.

RESTX RESTY RESTZ

The rest position.

SLIDING

The sliding state of the particle.

SPRINGK

Elasticity of a point.

STOPPED

Point is stopped.

STUCK

1 if particle is stuck to a collision object.

TENSION

Spring tension.

TIMEINC

Time increment.

TX TY TZ

Point position.

U V

Surface UV values.

VX VY VZ

Velocity direction.

WEIGHT

Point spline weight.

Added by Collision POP/Limit POP

DIST

Distance from particle to last collision.

HCR HCG HCB

Diffuse color at the collision point on the surface the particle collided with.

HITID

ID for last collision. You can control how this attribute is set in the Collision or Limit POP to help distinguish types of collisions.

HITTIME

The time at which the last collision occurred.

HMAPU HMAPV

The texture map UV coordinates for the surface location where the last collision occurred.

HNX HNY HNZ

The normal at the surface location where the last collision occurred.

HTX HTY HTZ

World space position of the last collision.

HU HV

The UV coordinates for the surface location where the last collision occurred.

NUMHIT

Number of times the particle has collided.

Added by Color POP

CA

Point or vertex alpha value.

CR CG CB

Diffuse point or vertex color.

Added by Property POP

ATTRACT

Attractor point.

CHARGE

Charge of the particle.

CLING

Point is clinging to geometry.

DRAG

Point drag.

FOLLOW

Leader to follow.

MASS

Point mass.

PSCALE

Particle Scale.

SCALEX SCALEY SCALEZ

Non-uniform scale.

Added by Proximity POP

NEAREST

Either the point number or id of the particle nearest to this one.

NEARESTDIST

The distance to the nearest particle.

NUMPROXIMITY

The number of particles within a specified proximity to this particle.

Added by Rotation POP

ROTA

Rotation angle.

ROTX ROTY ROTZ

Rotation axis.

Added by Source POP

GEN

Generation.

ID

ID number, which always remains constant.

ORIGIN

Original Source point was birthed from.

PARENT

Parent’s ID Number.

Added by Speed Limit POP

SPEEDMAX

Maximum speed.

SPEEDMIN

Minimum speed.

Added by Sprite POP

SROT

Sprite rotation around view axis (in degrees).

STEXU STEXV

Texture coordinate of sprite’s lower-left corner.

STEXW STEXH

Size of sprite in texture space.

SX SY

Sprite scale.

Controlled by Suppress Rule POP

SUPPPOS

Suppress default position rule.

SUPPVEL

Suppress default velocity rule.

SUPPUP

Suppress default up-vector rule.

SUPPAGE

Suppress default aging rule.

SUPPROT

1 if particle is suppressing its default rotation rule.

SUPPANGVEL

1 if particle is suppressing its default angular velocity rule.

Added by Up Vector POP

PVX PVY PVZ

Previous velocity.

UPX UPY UPZ

Up vector.

Added by Location, Source, Softbody, Split POPs

SPEED

Absolute speed of particle.