Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual

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Chapter 18

Generators

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You can change the particle color, emitter shape, scale, emission angle, birth rate, and so on
in the Emitter Inspector or HUD. For more information on working with particles, see

Particles

overview

on page 513.

Modified particles using the Soft Gradient

generator as a particle cell source

Save a customized generator to the Library
After you modify or animate the parameters of a generator, you can save the generator to
the Library. For organizational purposes, name objects that you save to the Library with a
descriptive title.

1

To rename the modified generator, double-click the generator name in the Layers list.

2

Type the new generator name, then press Return.

3

In the Library, navigate to the Generators category.

Note: You can also save the modified generator in another category, such as Favorites.

4

From the Layers list, drag the modified generator to the Library stack.

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