Particles

The basic particle system provides a simple particle generator and basic effectors. The API is defined in c4d_particleobject.h.

• ParticleObject represents the simple particle emitter, which holds particles. The ID is Oparticle.
• Particle represents a particle stored inside the ParticleObject.

Particle modifiers are based on ObjectData and must implement ObjectData::ModifyParticles(). Within such a modifier changes are done through the BaseParticle structure.

  // This example creates a particle emitter, a Field Force object and a linear field.
  // The linear field is referenced in the Field Force object; the Field Force object
  // is referenced in the particle emitter.
 
  // make emitter
 
  BaseObject* const emitter = BaseObject::Alloc(Oparticle);
  if (emitter == nullptr)
    return maxon::OutOfMemoryError(MAXON_SOURCE_LOCATION);
 
  ParticleObject* const particleEmitter = static_cast<ParticleObject*>(emitter);
  doc->InsertObject(particleEmitter, nullptr, nullptr);
 
  // make field force
 
  BaseObject* const fieldForce = BaseObject::Alloc(Ofieldforce);
  if (fieldForce == nullptr)
    return maxon::OutOfMemoryError(MAXON_SOURCE_LOCATION);
 
  doc->InsertObject(fieldForce, nullptr, nullptr);
 
  // make field
 
  BaseObject* const linearField = BaseObject::Alloc(Flinear);
  if (linearField == nullptr)
    return maxon::OutOfMemoryError(MAXON_SOURCE_LOCATION);
 
  doc->InsertObject(linearField, fieldForce, nullptr);
 
  // link field force in emitter
 
  MAXON_SCOPE
  {
    emitter->SetParameter(PARTICLEOBJECT_MODE, PARTICLEOBJECT_MODE_INCLUDE, DESCFLAGS_SET::NONE);
 
    GeData data(CUSTOMDATATYPE_INEXCLUDE_LIST, DEFAULTVALUE);
    CustomDataType* const customData = data.GetCustomDataType(CUSTOMDATATYPE_INEXCLUDE_LIST);
    InExcludeData* const  inExData = static_cast<InExcludeData*>(customData);
    if (inExData == nullptr)
      return maxon::UnexpectedError(MAXON_SOURCE_LOCATION);
 
    // insert object into list
    inExData->InsertObject(fieldForce, 1);
    // set parameter
    particleEmitter->SetParameter(PARTICLEOBJECT_INCLUDE, data, DESCFLAGS_SET::NONE);
  }
 
  // make layer in Field force
 
  MAXON_SCOPE
  {
    const DescID fieldsID { ID_FIELDFORCE_FIELDLIST };
 
    GeData effectorData;
    if (fieldForce->GetParameter(fieldsID, effectorData, DESCFLAGS_GET::NONE) == false)
      return maxon::UnexpectedError(MAXON_SOURCE_LOCATION);
 
    CustomDataType* const customData = effectorData.GetCustomDataType(CUSTOMDATATYPE_FIELDLIST);
    FieldList* const      fieldList  = static_cast<FieldList*>(customData);
    if (fieldList == nullptr)
      return maxon::UnexpectedError(MAXON_SOURCE_LOCATION);
 
    // use field layer
    FieldLayer* const layer = FieldLayer::Alloc(FLfield);
    if (layer == nullptr)
      return maxon::OutOfMemoryError(MAXON_SOURCE_LOCATION);
 
    layer->SetLinkedObject(linearField);
 
    // enable layer and set direction
    layer->SetChannelFlag(FIELDLAYER_CHANNELFLAG::ENABLE, true);
    layer->SetChannelFlag(FIELDLAYER_CHANNELFLAG::DIRECTION, true);
 
    // insert
    fieldList->InsertLayer(layer, nullptr, nullptr) iferr_return;
 
    // set data
    fieldForce->SetParameter(fieldsID, effectorData, DESCFLAGS_SET::NONE);
 
    // set strength
    fieldForce->SetParameter(ID_FIELDFORCE_STRENGTH, 20.0, DESCFLAGS_SET::NONE);
  }