Firework Peony

Overview ¶

This shelf tool sets up a peony-type firework: a common aerial effect that appears as a spherical burst of colored lights made up of various trail types. The simulation is divided into multiple particle components, which are rendered separately and composited together.

Important nodes ¶

set_pos

Sets the launch position of the firework from the ground.

num_of_trails

Controls how many fireworks to launch from the ground.

ballisticpath1

Sets the initial launch path for the firework.

popnet1

Simulates all the particles for the firework.

attribadjustcolor1 and color2-5

These nodes control the color distribution of the particles.

lopnet1

This network is used to the render all the layers in the particle effect.

copnet1

This network is used to composite all the layers in the particle effect.

camera1

A SOP-level camera that is used for the rendering of the particle effect.

Learning from this example ¶

To...	Do this
Change the firework trajectory	Use the `ballisticpath1` node to control the path of the firework shooting up to the sky. This works in conjunction with the `adjust_targetP` node, which controls the position where the firework explodes.
Change the number of fireworks launched	Modify the Points per Point parameter on the `num_of_trails` node.
Change the position of the wirework	Change the Point 0 position on the `set_pos` node, which controls the launch position of the firework.
Change the particle simulation	Dive inside the `popnet1` particle network to change the particle behavior. Use the `popdrag` nodes inside the network to control the particle behavior.
Cache the particle simulation	Use the `sim_firework_peony1` file cache node to cache the simulation and speed up subsequent processing.
Render and Composite	Use the provided `lopnet1` network to render the particles to images. After rendering, use the included `copnet1` network to composite the rendered images into the final effect.

Firework Peony shelf tool

Overview ¶

Important nodes ¶

Learning from this example ¶

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