The user can count the number of particles which are in sphere or box at every animation frame.
Figure 1 Sensor icon in the Particleworks group in the Communicator tab
Figure 2 Particle Sensor dialog box
• Show: If this option is checked, the sensor will be shown on Working Window.
• Name: The name of the sensor entity.
• Particle Set: The parent particle set of particles the user wants to count.
• Reference Frame: The parent body which is the reference frame during animation.
• Property: It defines the property of sensor shape.
• Color: The color of the sensor.
• Viewer: It shows the curve of the number of particles during animation.
• Add Sphere: The user can add the sphere sensor with this button.
• Add Box: The user can add the box sensor with this button.
• Delete: The user can delete sensors selected.
• Update: When defining or changing the data which affect the sensor, it is necessary to update data with this button.
• Export: The user can make the text data of number of particles with this button.
Figure 3 Particle Sensor example