ParticleSystem.ShapeModule.shapeType

Description

Type of shape to emit particles from.

no example available in JavaScript

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour {

	private ParticleSystem ps;
	public ParticleSystemShapeType shapeType = ParticleSystemShapeType.Cone;
	public float arc = 25.0f;
	public float angle = 25.0f;
	public float radius = 1.0f;
	public float length = 2.0f;
	public Vector3 box = new Vector3(2.0f, 2.0f, 2.0f);
	public ParticleSystemMeshShapeType meshShapeType;
	public float normalOffset = 0.0f;
	public float meshScale = 1.0f;
	public float randomizeDirection = 0.0f;
	public float spherizeDirection = 0.0f;

	void Start() {
		ps = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();

		var main = ps.main;
		main.startSpeed = 0.1f;
		main.startSize = 0.1f;
		main.startLifetime = 1.0f;

		var emission = ps.emission;
		emission.rateOverTime = 500.0f;

		var shape = ps.shape;
		shape.mesh = Resources.GetBuiltinResource<Mesh>("Capsule.fbx");
	}

	void Update() {
		var shape = ps.shape;
		shape.shapeType = shapeType;
		shape.arc = arc;
		shape.angle = angle;
		shape.radius = radius;
		shape.length = length;
		shape.box = box;
		shape.meshShapeType = meshShapeType;
		shape.normalOffset = normalOffset;
		shape.meshScale = meshScale;
		shape.randomDirectionAmount = randomizeDirection;
		shape.sphericalDirectionAmount = spherizeDirection;
	}

	void OnGUI() {
		GUIContent[] content = new GUIContent[(int)ParticleSystemShapeType.BoxEdge + 1];
		for (int i = 0; i < content.Length; i++)
			content[i] = new GUIContent(((ParticleSystemShapeType)i).ToString());
		shapeType = (ParticleSystemShapeType)GUI.SelectionGrid(new Rect(25, 25, 1000, 80), (int)shapeType, content, content.Length / 3);

		if (shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.Sphere || shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.SphereShell || shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.Hemisphere || shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.HemisphereShell)
		{
			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 120, 100, 30), "Radius");
			radius = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 125, 100, 30), radius, 1.0f, 5.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 160, 100, 30), "Randomize");
			randomizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 165, 100, 30), randomizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);
		}

		if (shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.Cone || shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.ConeShell || shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.ConeVolume || shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.ConeVolumeShell)
		{
			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 120, 100, 30), "Angle");
			angle = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 125, 100, 30), angle, 1.0f, 90.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 160, 100, 30), "Radius");
			radius = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 165, 100, 30), radius, 0.2f, 5.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 200, 100, 30), "Randomize");
			randomizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 205, 100, 30), randomizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 240, 100, 30), "Spherize");
			spherizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 245, 100, 30), spherizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);

			if (shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.ConeVolume || shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.ConeVolumeShell)
			{
				GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 280, 100, 30), "Length");
				length = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 285, 100, 30), length, 1.0f, 5.0f);
			}
		}

		if (shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.Box || shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.BoxShell || shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.BoxEdge)
		{
			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 120, 100, 30), "Box X");
			box.x = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 125, 100, 30), box.x, 1.0f, 5.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 160, 100, 30), "Box Y");
			box.y = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 165, 100, 30), box.y, 1.0f, 5.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 200, 100, 30), "Box Z");
			box.z = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 205, 100, 30), box.z, 1.0f, 5.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 240, 100, 30), "Randomize");
			randomizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 245, 100, 30), randomizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 280, 100, 30), "Spherize");
			spherizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 285, 100, 30), spherizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);
		}

		if (shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.Circle || shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.CircleEdge)
		{
			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 120, 100, 30), "Arc");
			arc = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 125, 100, 30), arc, 1.0f, 360.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 160, 100, 30), "Radius");
			radius = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 165, 100, 30), radius, 0.2f, 5.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 200, 100, 30), "Randomize");
			randomizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 205, 100, 30), randomizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 240, 100, 30), "Spherize");
			spherizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 245, 100, 30), spherizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);
		}

		if (shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.SingleSidedEdge)
		{
			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 120, 100, 30), "Radius");
			radius = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 125, 100, 30), radius, 0.2f, 5.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 160, 100, 30), "Randomize");
			randomizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 165, 100, 30), randomizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 200, 100, 30), "Spherize");
			spherizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 205, 100, 30), spherizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);
		}

		if (shapeType == ParticleSystemShapeType.Mesh)
		{
			meshShapeType = (ParticleSystemMeshShapeType)GUI.SelectionGrid(new Rect(25, 125, 300, 20), (int)meshShapeType, new GUIContent[] { new GUIContent("Vertex"), new GUIContent("Edge"), new GUIContent("Polygon") }, 3);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 160, 100, 30), "Normal Offset");
			normalOffset = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 165, 100, 30), normalOffset, -3.0f, 3.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 200, 100, 30), "Mesh Scale");
			meshScale = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 205, 100, 30), meshScale, -5.0f, 5.0f);
			
			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 240, 100, 30), "Randomize");
			randomizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 245, 100, 30), randomizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);

			GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 280, 100, 30), "Spherize");
			spherizeDirection = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(125, 285, 100, 30), spherizeDirection, 0.0f, 1.0f);
		}
	}
}