ParticleSystem.EmitParams.startSize3D

Description

Override the initial 3D size of emitted particles.

See Also: ParticleSystem.Particle.startSize3D.

#pragma strict
// In this example we have a particle system emitting small particles; we then emit and override the size every 2 seconds.
private var system: ParticleSystem;
function Start() {
	// A simple particle material with no texture.
	var particleMaterial: Material = new Material(Shader.Find("Particles/Alpha Blended Premultiply"));
	// Create a particle system.
	var go: var = new GameObject("Particle System");
	go.transform.Rotate(-90, 0, 0);
	// Rotate so the system emits upwards.
	system = go.AddComponent.<ParticleSystem>();
	go.GetComponent.<ParticleSystemRenderer>().material = particleMaterial;
	var mainModule: var = system.main;
	mainModule.startSizeXMultiplier = 0.2f;
	mainModule.startSizeYMultiplier = 0.2f;
	mainModule.startSizeZMultiplier = 0.2f;
	mainModule.startSize3D = true;
	// Every 2 seconds we will emit.
	InvokeRepeating("DoEmit", 2.0f, 2.0f);
}
function DoEmit() {
	// Here we will override the size. All other parameters will use the behavior defined in the Inspector.
	var emitParams: var = new ParticleSystem.EmitParams();
	emitParams.startSize3D = new Vector3(0.5f, 0.1f, 0.0f);
	system.Emit(emitParams, 10);
}

using UnityEngine;

// In this example we have a particle system emitting small particles; we then emit and override the size every 2 seconds.
public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour
{
    private ParticleSystem system;

    void Start()
    {
        // A simple particle material with no texture.
        Material particleMaterial = new Material(Shader.Find("Particles/Alpha Blended Premultiply"));

        // Create a particle system.
        var go = new GameObject("Particle System");
        go.transform.Rotate(-90, 0, 0); // Rotate so the system emits upwards.
        system = go.AddComponent<ParticleSystem>();
        go.GetComponent<ParticleSystemRenderer>().material = particleMaterial;
        var mainModule = system.main;
        mainModule.startSizeXMultiplier = 0.2f;
        mainModule.startSizeYMultiplier = 0.2f;
        mainModule.startSizeZMultiplier = 0.2f;
        mainModule.startSize3D = true;

        // Every 2 seconds we will emit.
        InvokeRepeating("DoEmit", 2.0f, 2.0f);
    }

    void DoEmit()
    {
        // Any parameters we assign in emitParams will override the current system's when we call Emit.
        // Here we will override the size. All other parameters will use the behavior defined in the Inspector.
        var emitParams = new ParticleSystem.EmitParams();
        emitParams.startSize3D = new Vector3(0.5f, 0.1f, 0.0f);
        system.Emit(emitParams, 10);
    }
}