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colorRange

Syntax

    member(whichCastmember).modelResource(whichModelResource).colorRange.start
    member(whichCastmember).modelResource(whichModelResource).colorRange.end

Description

3D `#particle` model resource properties; indicate the beginning color and ending color of the particles of a particle system.

The `start` property is the color of the particles when they are created. The `end` property is the color of particles at the end of their lives. The color of each particle gradually changes from the value of `start` to the value of `end` over the course of its life.

The `start` and `end` properties have a default value of `rgb(255, 255, 255)`.

Examples

This statement sets the `colorRange` properties of the model resource named ThermoSystem. The first line sets the `start` value to `rgb(255, 0, 0)`, and the second line sets the `end` value to `rgb(0, 0, 255)`. The effect of this statement is that the particles of ThermoSystem are red when they first appear, and gradually change to blue during their lifetimes.

    member(8,2).modelResource("ThermoSystem").colorRange.start = rgb(255,0,0)
    member(8,2).modelResource("ThermoSystem").colorRange.end = rgb(0,0,255)

See also

`emitter`, `blendRange`, `sizeRange`