Particle Sensor

 

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