Ribbon Particle (Tutorial) - Epic Wiki
# Ribbon Particle (Tutorial)
# Overview
Adding the Ribbon TypeData module will cause your particles to be connected together by a polygon ribbon. The ribbon connects particles in the order of their birth.
# Setup
Example Ribbon particle
The first step in creating ribbon particles is to add a Ribbon TypeData module to the particle system from the right-click contextual menu.
In this example, a Ribbon particle system is being used to simulate wisping smoke, such as the kind that trails off the end of a cigarette. Granted, this example takes some artistic license.
The overall setup is fairly simple. An additive unlit material is applied with a black-to-white gradient running from left to right.
Example material for the ribbon
The particle system will apply this material such that the youngest parts of the ribbon will receive the leftmost data while the oldest receive the right. Or, more directly, the ribbon becomes more opaquely white is it ages.
For the particle setup, the modules are set up in the following manner:
Module Properties
Property
Value
Reason
Ribbon Data Module
Sheets Per Trail
2
Adds a few more polygons to the ribbon, smoothing it out a bit.
Max Particle in Trail Count
500
Makes a very long trail.
Tangent Recalculation on Every Frame
Checked
Smoothes out the overall trail as the particles accelerate.
Spawn Module
Rate
20
Provides adequately dense wisps of smoke.
Lifetime Module
Lifetime
4
Causes the smoke to last for 4 seconds.
Initial Size Module
Start Size
Vector Constant: (10, 5, 0)
Applies a good initial size to the smoke ribbon. Mileage may vary.
Initial Velocity Module
Velocity
Vector Uniform: Min(-5, -5, 10) Max(15, 5, 10)
Gives the particles upward movement, a little bit of lateral randomness.
Color Over Life Module
Color Over Life
Vector Constant Curve: Alpha from 1 to 0 over life
Causes the particles to fade as they die.
Acceleration Module
Acceleration
Vector Uniform: Min(0, -2, 20) Max(10, 2, 35)
Applies a little wind and upward acceleration to the particles.
Size By Life Module
Life Multiplier
Vector Constant Curve: From 0.1 to 3 over the life of the particle
Causes the smoke to expand as it moves upward.
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