Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 580)

580 Chapter 8 Working With Particles
As you increase the birth rate, more particles are created and a nearly unified column
of particles is created, with the particles moving farther apart as they drift away from
the emitter.
As you can see, a single object can be used to create a credible column of smoke rising
gently into the sky.
While the Dashboard controls are quite powerful, the Emitter and Particle Cell tabs in
the Inspector have many more parameters you can customize. For more information,
see “
Advanced Particle System Controls ” on page 586.
Modifying Emitter Properties
Emitter parameters can be modified in the Properties tab of the Inspector like any
other object in Motion. Since particle systems are collections of independently
generated objects, these parameters have different effects than they do with other
objects.
Note: The only parameter that appears for cells in the Properties tab of the Inspector is
Timing.
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