Emitter

Emits particles from a point in all directions.

See also: Source, Split, Stream, Position

This tool places an emitter at a point in space, and is useful for simulating explosions.

Placing an Emitter in the viewer

To... Do this

Place Emitter anywhere in the scene

  1. Click the Emitter tool on the Create Particles tab.

  2. Move the cursor into the scene view. You can hold Alt to move off the construction plane.

  3. Click to place the particle system anywhere in the scene view and press Enter to confirm your selection.

    If you press Enter without clicking, Houdini places the emitter at the origin.

  4. Click play to see the particles.

Place Emitter at the origin

Press Ctrl + on the Emitter tool on the shelf.

For specific parameter help see the Emitter node help.