SnapLensStudio-ParticleRedirect
A python script that generates data for Lens Studio's VFX Editor. It redirects particles to the bright areas in a black & white image! Useful for morphing particles between shapes, or spawn within a mask more efficiently.
- When you would need this:
If you want particles to spawn within a texture, or if you want to store those positions in the particles' attributes so they can move from one to the next.
- What it does:
The Python script converts a square black & white image to a really small texture (<10kb), which contains all the positional information. The custom Sub-Graph then reads the texture, and picks a position from it. Its output can then be wired into the particle's world position, or it can be stored as an attribute for other uses.
- How to use it:
- Run the Python script using 'python3 (this py path) (png path)', for example: 'python3 ./RedirectGenerator.py ./ExampleSpawnMap.png'.
- A texture file of the same name with '_redirect' appended will appear in the same folder. This can be imported into your Lens Studio resources panel.
- Then, import the 'particle redirect.subgraph' file into your VFX Editor panel and connect a 'Texture 2D Object Parameter' to it.
See the included example Lens Studio project!