This is an area emitter. An arrow indicates the node’s emission direction and helps you to point the emitter to a certain target. You can position (W key), rotate (E), and scale (R) this emitter.
Emitter Type
If you want to change the emitter's shape choose an appropriate entry from the menu.
Volume
This feature creates a defined volume of particles. The size of this volume is defined by the emitter’s horizontal → “Scale” settings and the vertical value entered here. All dimensions are given in metres. By activating this option, the emitter’s speed value will be set to 0.0 automatically.
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To avoid regular emission, it is possible to randomly displace the particles with these functions. The value should 's range is between 0 and 1, but can be higher, as well. “V” stands for vertical.
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To avoid regular emission, it is possible to randomly displace the particles with these functions. The value should 's range is between 0 and 1, but can be higher, as well. “H” . “H” stands for horizontal.
Side emission
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