Initial_State : Helper
Initial_State - superclass: helper; super-superclass:node - 23:0 - classID:#(1395943172, 515064320) Description:
The Initial_State operator is a birth operator that uses a snapshot of another particle system or event as a starting point for a new event.
The particle system or events from which the Initial_State operator gets its snapshot must not be in the same event as the Initial_State operator itself.
The Initial_State operator was first added to 3ds Max as part of the Creativity Extension to 3ds Max 2009 and later became an integral part of 3ds Max 2010. It was previously available in the Particle Flow Tools Box #1.
Constructor:
Initial_State... Properties:
<Initial_State>.Emit_Time: integer Get/set the Emit Time value. All particles in the initial state are generated at the same Emit Time.
<Initial_State>.Auto_Sync_Emit_Time: boolean Get/set the state of the Auto Sync Emit Time checkbox.
Initial State From:
<Initial_State>.State_From_Type: integer Get/set the selection idex of the radio buttons.
Possible values are:
0 - Particle System (default)
1 - Selected Events
<Initial_State>.Particle_System: node Get/set the Particle Flow node to use when .State_From_Type is set to 0.
<Initial_State>.Selected_Events: node array Get/set the array of Particle Flow Evens to use when .State_From_Type is set to 1.
Initial State Data:
<Initial_State>.Use_Age: boolean Get/set the state of the Age checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Use_Speed: boolean Get/set the state of the Speed checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Use_Scale: boolean Get/set the state of the Scale checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Use_Rotation: boolean Get/set the state of the Rotation checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Use_Spin: boolean Get/set the state of the Spin checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Use_Mapping: boolean Get/set the state of the Mapping checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Use_Material_ID: boolean Get/set the state of the Material ID checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Use_Script_Data: boolean Get/set the state of the Script Data checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Use_Shape: boolean Get/set the state of the Shape checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Use_Selection: boolean Get/set the state of the Selection checkbox.
Position Variation
<Initial_State>.Max_Spread: worldUnits Get/set the Max. Spread value.
Speed Variation
<Initial_State>.Magnitude_Variation: percent Get/set the Magnitude % value.
<Initial_State>.Divergence: angle Get/set the Divergence value in degrees.
Lock Icon To TM:
<Initial_State>.Lock_Position: boolean Get/set the state of the Position checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Lock_Speed: boolean Get/set the state of the Speed checkbox.
<Initial_State>.Icon_Size: worldUnits Get/set the Icon Size value.
<Initial_State>.Color_Coordinated: Boolean Get/set the state of the Color Coordinated checkbox.
Uniqueness
<Initial_State>.Random_Seed: integer Get/set the Seed value.
Initial_State Interfaces:
The following Interfaces are exposed by the Initial_State Class: