Nodes

Nodes are objects in an effect like a particle emitter or a force field. Nodes can be moved, rotated and scaled and move together with their parent node if present.

Properties

The following properties are shared between all types of nodes and can be adjusted in the property window.

General

Property	Description
Lifetime	Time period when the object is active. If Repeat is enabled, the object becomes active again after the specified duration.
Start trigger	Trigger for starting the object’s lifetime. See Triggers for details.
Stop trigger	Trigger for stopping the object’s lifetime. See Triggers for details.
Position	Position of the object. This option allows you to specify a motion path the object traverses during its lifetime, which is shown in the scene view if the property is selected.
Scale	Size of the object.
Rotation	Rotation of the object. For 3D effects, the rotation is composed of roll, yaw and pitch.