PRT Maker Object¶
Available in Krakatoa v2.0.0 and higher
Introduction¶
- The Krakatoa PRT Maker object is designed to generate procedurally a user-defined number of particles.
- By default, the particles will have a Position of [0,0,0] and a channel defining a Random Value per particle.
- Typically, the particle Positions as well as other channels will be generated using Magma modifiers.
- Optionally, the PRT Maker can generate Positions using 3D Fractal algorithms that are controllable via MAXScript or the provided PRT Maker Designer utility accessible from the Krakatoa Menu.
User Interface¶
Count checkbox¶
- This value defines the number of particles to be generated at render time.
- The minimum value is 0, the maximum value is approx. 4 billion (due to 3ds Max limitations - the spinner cannot display 64 bit Integers, so it is limited to the max. value of a 32 bit Integer)
- When the “View Count” checkbox is unchecked, this value will also be used for viewport display.
View Count checkbox and spinner¶
- When the checkbox is checked, the spinner value will be used to define the number of particles to generate in the viewports.
- When the checkbox is unchecked, the spinner value will be ignored and the Count value will be used for both viewport and render.
Random Seed spinner¶
- This value defines the Random Seed to use when generating per-particle random values.
Icon Size spinner¶
- This value defines the size of the PRT Maker icon in world units.
