by Didik Wijaya

In Part 1 tutorial, you have created laser using simple cylinder and animate this laser along a path. Next, you will create fire sparks using Particle Flow. If you don't know about Particle Flow, there's a beginner tutorial: Getting Started With Particle Flow

1. In Command Panel, choose Create>Geometry. Choose Particle Sysetms from drop down list. Click PF Source button, Click and drag in Front viewport to create a PF Flow icon. Use Logo size=2.5, Icon Type=Circle, Diameter=6, and use Quantity Multiplier in Viewport and Render=100%. Position this PF Flow icon exactly at the tip of cylinder.

Next, activate Select and Link tool. Link PF Flow icon to cylinder (select and drag from icon to cylinder). Now, PF icon is always attached to the cylinder.

2. Next step, modifying particle properties to create fire sparks. Open Particle View window (press 6). Highlight Birth 01 operator, use Emit Start=20, Emit Stop=280, and Amount=500. This means 500 particles will be emitted from frame 20 to 280.

Select Speed 01 operator. Use Speed=100 with variation=50%. Activate Reverse and set Divergence=60. Scrub slider or play the animation to watch the particle emits.

3. Next, select Shape Facing operator from Depot (bottom of Particle View window), hold and drag to replace the Shape 01 operator inside Event 01.

Use Size=10 with Variation=50%, W/H Ratio=20. This W/H ratio will create tiny long rectangle. shape for each particle.

To enable you view the particle in viewport, select Display 01 operator, and change display type=Geometry.

4. All fire sparks should fall to the ground. Let's add some Gravity. Create>Space Warps. Choose Forces from drop down list. Click Gravity button. Click and drag to create Gravity in Top viewport. Use Strength=0.1

5. To make the gravity into effect. Open Particle View window. Add Force operator from Depot into Event 01.In Force 01 parameters, Click Add button and click Gravity icon in viewport

Next, rotation. Select Rotation 01 operator, and use Orientation Matrix=Speed Space Follow.

Scrub slider or play animation, you'll have nice laser and fire sparks effect

Engraved Logo Animation With Laser And Fire Sparks Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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