Author: Khieu Van Bang

Email: tribang.nd@gmail.com

Maya Dynamics Basics

Lab 3: Emitters

CONTENTS
Basics:
What is Emitters ?
Emitter Tool.
Working with type Emitters: omni, directional and volume.
Create Emitters from Object.
Examples:

The spacecraft flight.

Open Water Tap.

Emitters Basics
1) BASICS

Emitters Basics
1) BASICS

1.1) What is Emitters ?

1.2) Emitter Tool.
1.3) Working with type Emitters: omni, directional and volume.
1.4) Create Emitters from Object.

1) EMITTERS BASICS
1.1.1) What is Emitters ?
Emitters generate moving or stationary particles as an animation plays. You
can use emitters to create smoke, fire, fireworks, rain, and similar objects.

1) EMITTERS BASICS
1.1.1) What is Emitters ?
Types of emitters:
o Point emitters (directional and omni) emit particles from a position in
the workspace or from particles, vertices, CVs, edit points, or lattice
points.
o Surface emitters emit particles from random, evenly distributed
positions on the outer faces of NURBS or polygonal surfaces.
o Curve emitters emit articles from random, evenly distributed positions
of a NURBS curve.

o Volume emitters emit particles from a closed volume. You can choose
from cube, sphere, cylinder, cone and torus.

Emitters Basics
1) BASICS
1.1) What is Emitters ?

1.2) Emitter Tool.

1.3) Working with type Emitters: omni, directional and volume.
1.4) Create Emitters from Object.

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1.2) Emitters tool.
The tools used to create and control Emitters
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Basic Emitter Attributes.

Distance/Direction Attributes.
Basic Emission Speed Attributes.
Volume Emitter Attributes.
Volume Speed Attributes.

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1.2.1) Basic Emitter Atributes.
Emitter type : Select one of these choices from
the pop-up menu
o Omni: Sets the emitter type to an
omnidirectional point emitter.
o Directional: Sets the emitter type to a
directional point emitter.
o Surface: Emits particles from randomly
distributed positions.
o Curve: Emits particles from randomly
distributed positions on or near a curve.
o Volume: Emits particles from a closed volume.

Rate (Particle/Sec): average rate at which particles are emitted per second.
Scale Rate by Object Size: the size of the object emitting the particles affects the rate of particles
emitted per frame.
Need Parent UV (NURBS Surface emitters only): adds parentU and parentV attributes to the particle
shape and sets the needparentUV attribute to on.
Cycle Emission: Cycle Emission lets you restart the random number sequence of the emission.
Cycle Interval: Defines the interval in frames for restarting the random number sequence when
using Cycle Emission.

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1.2.1) Basic Emitter Atributes.
Note: difference between created Emitter by Create Emitter and Emit From Object.

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1.2.2) Distance/Direction Atributes.

Min Distance : Sets the minimum distance from the emitter

at which emission occurs.
Max Distance: Sets the maximum distance from the emitter
at which emission occurs.
Direction X, Y, Z : emission direction relative to the emitters
position and orientation. Available only for directional, curve,
and volume emitters.
Spread : emission spread angle. A value of 0.5 is 90 degrees,
a value of 1 is 180 degrees. Available for only Directional and
Curve emitters.

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1.2.2) Distance/Direction Atributes.
Speed : Sets a speed multiplier for the original emission speed of
the emitted particles.
Speed Random : Speed Random attribute lets you add
randomness to your emission speeds without using expressions.
Each particles speed is a random value between:
Speed - Speed Random/2 Speed + Speed Random/2
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Tangent Speed : magnitude of the tangent component of emission

speed for surface and curve emission.
Normal Speed : magnitude of the normal component of emission
speed for surface and curve emission.

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1.2.3) Volume Emitter Atributes.
Use the Attribute Editor instead of the Channel Box.
Volume Shape: Specifies the shape of the volume that the
particles are emitted into.
Volume Offset: Offsets the emitting volume from the
location of the emitter.
Volume Sweep: Defines the extent of rotation for all
volumes except cubes. This can be a value between 0 and
360 degrees.
Section Radius (Torus only): Defines the thickness of the
solid portion of the torus, relative to the radius of the
toruss central ring.
Die on Emission Volume Exit: the emitted particles die
when they exit the volume.

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1.2.3) Volume Speed Atributes.

Apply only to the initial velocity of the particles.

Away From Center: move away from the center point of cube or
sphere volumes.
Away From Axis: particles move away from the central axis of
cylinder, cone, or torus volumes.
Along Axis: move along the central axis of all volumes.
Around Axis: move around the central axis of all volumes.
Random Direction: adds irregularity to the direction and initial
speed of the particles Volume Speed attributes, somewhat like
Spread does for other emitter types.
Directional Speed: adds speed in the direction specified by the
Direction XYZ attributes of all volume emitters.
Scale Speed by Size: increase the size of the volume, the speed of
the particles increases.

Emitters Basics
1) BASICS
1.1) What is Emitters ?
1.2) Emitter Tool.

1.3) Working with type Emitters: omni, directional and volume.

Omni Emitters
Directional Emitter
Volume Emitter

1.4) Create Emitters from Object.

1) EMITTERS BASICS
1.3.1) Omni Emitters
1.3.1.1) Basic Emitter Attributes.

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1.3.1) Omni Emitters
1.3.1.1) Basic Emitter Attributes.

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1.3.1) Omni Emitters
1.3.1.2) Distance/Direction Attributes.

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1.3.1) Omni Emitters
1.3.1.3) Basic Emission Speed
Attributes.

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1.3.1) Omni Emitters
1.3.1.4) Livespan Mode

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1.3.1) Omni Emitters
1.3.1.5) Types of Particle render.

1) EMITTERS BASICS
1.3.1) Omni Emitters
1.3.1.5) Types of Particle render.

Emitters Basics
1) BASICS
1.1) What is Emitters ?
1.2) Emitters Tool.

1.3) Working with type Emitters: omni, directional and volume.

Omni Emitters

Directional Emitter
Volume Emitter

1.4) Create Emitters from Object.

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1.3.2) Directional Emitter
1.3.2.1) Basic Emitter Attributes.

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1.3.2) Directional Emitter
1.3.2.2) Distance/Direction Attributes.

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1.4.2) Directional Emitter
1.3.2.3) Basic Emission Speed Attributes.

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1.3.2) Directional Emitter
1.3.2.4) Livespan Mode

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1.3.2) Directional Emitter
1.3.2.5) Types of Particle render.

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1.3.2) Directional Emitter
1.3.2.5) Types of Particle render.

Emitters Basics
1) BASICS
1.1) What is Emitters ?

1.2) Working with type Emitters: omni, directional and volume.

Omni Emitters
Directional Emitter

Volume Emitter
1.3) Create Emitters from Object.

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1.3.3) Volume Emitter
1.3.3.1) Basic Emitter Attributes.

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1.3.3) Volume Emitter
1.3.3.2) Distance/Direction Attributes.

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1.3.3) Volume Emitter
1.3.3.3) Basic Emission Speed Attributes.

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1.3.3) Volume Emitter
1.3.3.3) Basic Emission Speed Attributes.

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1.3.3) Volume Emitter
1.3.3.3) Basic Emission Speed Attributes.

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1.3.3) Volume Emitter
1.3.3.3) Basic Emission Speed Attributes.

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1.3.3) Volume Emitter
1.3.3.4) Volume Emitter Attributes.

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1.3.3) Volume Emitter
1.3.3.4) Volume Emitter Attributes.

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1.3.3) Volume Emitter
1.3.3.4) Livespan Mode

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1.3.3) Volume Emitter
1.3.3.5) Types of Particle render.

Emitters Basics
1) BASICS
1.1) What is Emitters ?
1.2) Emitters Tool.
1.3) Working with type Emitters: omni, directional and volume.

1.4) Create Emitters from Object.

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1.4.1) Make Emitter on curve.
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1.4.2) Make Emitter on object.
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1.4.2) Make Emitter on object.

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1.4.3) Make Emitter on surface.

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1.4.3) Make Emitter on surface.

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1.4.3) Make Emitter on surface.

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1.4.4) Make Emitter on vertex.

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1.4.5) Make Emitter on other Emitter.
Step 1: Create a Emitter.
Step 2: Select created Emitter, then Create new Emitter.

Step 3: Change type Emitter and attribute.

Emtters Basics
2) EXAMPLES

Emtters Basics
2) EXAMPLES
2.1) The spacecraft flight.
2.2) Open Water Tap.

2) EXAMPLE
2.1) The spacecraft flight.

This example is a form of set key parent.

Emtters Basics
2) EXAMPLES
2.1) Create a text effect.

2.2) Open Water Tap.

2) EXAMPLE
2.2) Open Water Tap.

This example is a form of set key lifePan.

Thanks!