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lifetime

Syntax

    member(whichCastmember).modelResource(modelResource).lifetime

Description

3D `#particle` model resource property; for all particles in a particle system, this property indicates the number of milliseconds from the creation of a particle to the end of its existence.

The default value of this property is 10,000.

Example

In this example, ThermoSystem is a model resource of the type `#particle`. This statement sets the `lifetime` property of ThermoSystem to 90.0 This means each particle of ThermoSystem will exist for 90 milliseconds.

    member(8,2).modelResource("ThermoSystem").lifetime = 90.0

See also

`emitter`