SmokeFlowSettings(bpy_struct)

base class — bpy_struct

class bpy.types.SmokeFlowSettings(bpy_struct)

Smoke flow settings

density

Type:float in [0, 1], default 0.0

density_vertex_group

Name of vertex group which determines surface emission rate

Type:string, default “”, (never None)

fuel_amount

Type:float in [0, 10], default 0.0

noise_texture

Texture that controls emission strength

Type:Texture

particle_size

Particle size in simulation cells

Type:float in [0.1, 20], default 0.0

particle_system

Particle systems emitted from the object

Type:ParticleSystem

smoke_color

Color of smoke

Type:float array of 3 items in [0, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

smoke_flow_source

Change how smoke is emitted

• PARTICLES Particle System, Emit smoke from particles.
• MESH Mesh, Emit smoke from mesh surface or volume.

Type:enum in [‘PARTICLES’, ‘MESH’], default ‘PARTICLES’

smoke_flow_type

Change how flow affects the simulation

• OUTFLOW Outflow, Delete smoke from simulation.
• SMOKE Smoke, Add smoke.
• BOTH Fire + Smoke, Add fire and smoke.
• FIRE Fire, Add fire.

Type:enum in [‘OUTFLOW’, ‘SMOKE’, ‘BOTH’, ‘FIRE’], default ‘SMOKE’

subframes

Number of additional samples to take between frames to improve quality of fast moving flows

Type:int in [0, 50], default 0

surface_distance

Maximum distance from mesh surface to emit smoke

Type:float in [0, 10], default 0.0

temperature

Temperature difference to ambient temperature

Type:float in [-10, 10], default 0.0

texture_map_type

Texture mapping type

• AUTO Generated, Generated coordinates centered to flow object.
• UV UV, Use UV layer for texture coordinates.

Type:enum in [‘AUTO’, ‘UV’], default ‘AUTO’

texture_offset

Z-offset of texture mapping

Type:float in [0, 200], default 0.0

texture_size

Size of texture mapping

Type:float in [0.01, 10], default 0.0

use_absolute

Only allow given density value in emitter area

Type:boolean, default False

use_initial_velocity

Smoke has some initial velocity when it is emitted

Type:boolean, default False

use_particle_size

Set particle size in simulation cells or use nearest cell

Type:boolean, default False

use_texture

Use a texture to control emission strength

Type:boolean, default False

uv_layer

UV map name

Type:string, default “”, (never None)

velocity_factor

Multiplier of source velocity passed to smoke

Type:float in [-2, 2], default 0.0

velocity_normal

Amount of normal directional velocity

Type:float in [-2, 2], default 0.0

velocity_random

Amount of random velocity

Type:float in [0, 2], default 0.0

volume_density

Factor for smoke emitted from inside the mesh volume

Type:float in [0, 1], default 0.0

Inherited Properties

bpy_struct.id_data

Inherited Functions

bpy_struct.as_pointer bpy_struct.driver_add bpy_struct.driver_remove bpy_struct.get bpy_struct.is_property_hidden bpy_struct.is_property_set bpy_struct.items bpy_struct.keyframe_delete

bpy_struct.keyframe_insert bpy_struct.keys bpy_struct.path_from_id bpy_struct.path_resolve bpy_struct.property_unset bpy_struct.type_recast bpy_struct.values

References

SmokeModifier.flow_settings