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The Wind space warp simulates the effect of wind blowing particles generated
by a particle system. Wind is directional. Particles moving in the direction of
the wind arrow accelerate. Particles moving against the arrow decelerate. In
the case of spherical wind, motion is toward or away from the icon. Wind is
similar in effect to the Gravity space warp, but has added parameters for
turbulence and other features characteristic of wind in the natural world.
Wind can also be used as an effect in dynamics simulations. See
Dynamics
Utility
on page 3852.
Wind effect on snow and spray
Procedures
To create wind:
1
On the Create panel, click Space Warps. Choose Forces from
the list, then on the Object Type rollout, click Wind.
2 Drag in a viewport.
The wind icon appears. For planar wind (the default), the icon is a
wireframe square with a direction arrow coming out of one side. For
spherical wind, the icon is a wireframe sphere.
The initial direction of planar wind is along the negative Z axis of the
construction grid that is active in the viewport where you drag. You can
rotate the wind object to change the direction.
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