Thank you ill give it a shot I had a "modulate by age" plugged into "set particle speed", which didn't work either, "Speed" vs "velocity" issue?
J Sent from my iPhone On Jun 4, 2013, at 7:39 PM, Vincent Ullmann <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > you might be right: The CurveTranslation could be the Problem. The > Factory-FlowAlongCurve-Compound gets the TargetPosition in LocalSpace > > Here are two quick solutions: > > 1: FlowToCurve: > Its something like: Get your originalCurve-EmitPosition and try fly there. > So its not right flowing along, more a soft-constrain like thing. > > 2. FlowAlongCurvewithConstantSpeed > simply, normalize the velocity, and multiply it by you desired speed. > > Both solutions arent more or less a workaround and look aweful in my > testScene, but thats more an Issue of my "SinWave-AnimationSkills" :-) > > > Am 04.06.2013 23:47, schrieb john clausing: >> hello all,...... >> >> i have an animated curve (translating) that emits an ICE cloud by position. >> the cloud travels by speed "from emit" on the curve with "flow on curve". >> >> it all works fine with the exception of speed control......there is none, >> even when i change the speed in the "flow on curve" node. >> i suspect it all has to do with the curve's translation, or with the >> "translating" curve doubling as the emitter. >> >> any thoughts? >> >> thank you as always, >> >> john > > <flowToCurve.JPG> > <flowAlongCurveWithConstantSpeed.JPG>
