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Clarify emitting behavior of GPU particles
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Rémi Verschelde 2024-04-08 11:18:04 +02:00
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doc/classes/GPUParticles2D.xml
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<method name="restart">
<return type="void" />
<description>
Restarts all the existing particles.
Restarts the particle emission cycle, clearing existing particles. To avoid particles vanishing from the viewport, wait for the [signal finished] signal before calling.
[b]Note:[/b] The [signal finished] signal is only emitted by [member one_shot] emitters.
</description>
</method>
</methods>
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Particle draw order. Uses [enum DrawOrder] values.
</member>
<member name="emitting" type="bool" setter="set_emitting" getter="is_emitting" default="true">
If [code]true[/code], particles are being emitted. [member emitting] can be used to start and stop particles from emitting. However, if [member one_shot] is [code]true[/code] setting [member emitting] to [code]true[/code] will not restart the emission cycle until after all active particles finish processing. You can use the [signal finished] signal to be notified once all active particles finish processing.
If [code]true[/code], particles are being emitted. [member emitting] can be used to start and stop particles from emitting. However, if [member one_shot] is [code]true[/code] setting [member emitting] to [code]true[/code] will not restart the emission cycle unless all active particles have finished processing. Use the [signal finished] signal to be notified once all active particles finish processing.
[b]Note:[/b] For [member one_shot] emitters, due to the particles being computed on the GPU, there may be a short period after receiving the [signal finished] signal during which setting this to [code]true[/code] will not restart the emission cycle.
[b]Tip:[/b] If your [member one_shot] emitter needs to immediately restart emitting particles once [signal finished] signal is received, consider calling [method restart] instead of setting [member emitting].
</member>
<member name="explosiveness" type="float" setter="set_explosiveness_ratio" getter="get_explosiveness_ratio" default="0.0">
How rapidly particles in an emission cycle are emitted. If greater than [code]0[/code], there will be a gap in emissions before the next cycle begins.
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<signals>
<signal name="finished">
<description>
Emitted when all active particles have finished processing. When [member one_shot] is disabled, particles will process continuously, so this is never emitted.
[b]Note:[/b] Due to the particles being computed on the GPU there might be a delay before the signal gets emitted.
Emitted when all active particles have finished processing. To immediately restart the emission cycle, call [method restart].
Never emitted when [member one_shot] is disabled, as particles will be emitted and processed continuously.
[b]Note:[/b] For [member one_shot] emitters, due to the particles being computed on the GPU, there may be a short period after receiving the signal during which setting [member emitting] to [code]true[/code] will not restart the emission cycle. This delay is avoided by instead calling [method restart].
</description>
</signal>
</signals>

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doc/classes/GPUParticles3D.xml
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<method name="restart">
<return type="void" />
<description>
Restarts the particle emission, clearing existing particles.
Restarts the particle emission cycle, clearing existing particles. To avoid particles vanishing from the viewport, wait for the [signal finished] signal before calling.
[b]Note:[/b] The [signal finished] signal is only emitted by [member one_shot] emitters.
</description>
</method>
<method name="set_draw_pass_mesh">
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<member name="draw_skin" type="Skin" setter="set_skin" getter="get_skin">
</member>
<member name="emitting" type="bool" setter="set_emitting" getter="is_emitting" default="true">
If [code]true[/code], particles are being emitted. [member emitting] can be used to start and stop particles from emitting. However, if [member one_shot] is [code]true[/code] setting [member emitting] to [code]true[/code] will not restart the emission cycle until after all active particles finish processing. You can use the [signal finished] signal to be notified once all active particles finish processing.
If [code]true[/code], particles are being emitted. [member emitting] can be used to start and stop particles from emitting. However, if [member one_shot] is [code]true[/code] setting [member emitting] to [code]true[/code] will not restart the emission cycle unless all active particles have finished processing. Use the [signal finished] signal to be notified once all active particles finish processing.
[b]Note:[/b] For [member one_shot] emitters, due to the particles being computed on the GPU, there may be a short period after receiving the [signal finished] signal during which setting this to [code]true[/code] will not restart the emission cycle.
[b]Tip:[/b] If your [member one_shot] emitter needs to immediately restart emitting particles once [signal finished] signal is received, consider calling [method restart] instead of setting [member emitting].
</member>
<member name="explosiveness" type="float" setter="set_explosiveness_ratio" getter="get_explosiveness_ratio" default="0.0">
Time ratio between each emission. If [code]0[/code], particles are emitted continuously. If [code]1[/code], all particles are emitted simultaneously.
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<signals>
<signal name="finished">
<description>
Emitted when all active particles have finished processing. When [member one_shot] is disabled, particles will process continuously, so this is never emitted.
[b]Note:[/b] Due to the particles being computed on the GPU there might be a delay before the signal gets emitted.
Emitted when all active particles have finished processing. To immediately emit new particles, call [method restart].
Never emitted when [member one_shot] is disabled, as particles will be emitted and processed continuously.
[b]Note:[/b] For [member one_shot] emitters, due to the particles being computed on the GPU, there may be a short period after receiving the signal during which setting [member emitting] to [code]true[/code] will not restart the emission cycle. This delay is avoided by instead calling [method restart].
</description>
</signal>
</signals>