The user can count the number of particles which are in sphere or box at every animation frame.
Figure 1 Sensor icon in the Post-Process group in the External SPI 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