# \#particles **URL:** https://forum.logik.tv/tag/particles/150.md [Latest](https://forum.logik.tv/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.logik.tv/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.logik.tv/tags.md) --- ## [Some particle system ofx experiments](https://forum.logik.tv/t/some-particle-system-ofx-experiments/14979)
**Author:** [@Maurypb](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Maurypb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/some-particle-system-ofx-experiments/14979 "2026-10-20T17:05:42Z")
Experimenting with an OFX particle system. Here are some 2d results. Super fun, and really fast. Runs real time in flame, a little slower with 1M particles on a 4090. --- ## [Particle Animator Transparency Functions](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-animator-transparency-functions/13733)
**Author:** [@leovfx](https://forum.logik.tv/u/leovfx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-animator-transparency-functions/13733 "2025-11-03T19:46:58Z")
I’m currently doing a project where I need to create light trails using particles. I’d like the trail to fade off over the course of it’s lifetime. I remember the particle animator function: transparency=lifetimeI …bu… --- ## [Particles crashing Flame on Mac](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particles-crashing-flame-on-mac/13050)
**Author:** [@rorcharch](https://forum.logik.tv/u/rorcharch)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particles-crashing-flame-on-mac/13050 "2025-06-17T18:28:33Z")
Hi all, I’ve been experiencing repeated crashes when R&Ding particles for a project. Is this a known feature? I’m running 2025.2.2 on a MacStudio M1 Ultra with 128GB RAM and 20 cores. OS is Sequoia 15.5. Storage is SSD … --- ## [Flame particles sort issue](https://forum.logik.tv/t/flame-particles-sort-issue/11578)
**Author:** [@HenrikMark](https://forum.logik.tv/u/HenrikMark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/flame-particles-sort-issue/11578 "2024-10-17T16:08:26Z")
Hi there, Im doing a simple (i thought) particle animation and it’s giving me problems. Light emits partcles (squares with a texture) in a circle around a plane with a texture. No matter how i order the elements in “Pr… --- ## [Creating Art Directed Smoke Wisps](https://forum.logik.tv/t/creating-art-directed-smoke-wisps/11568)
**Author:** [@chadi](https://forum.logik.tv/u/chadi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/creating-art-directed-smoke-wisps/11568 "2024-10-16T11:21:10Z")
Hello I am trying to find a proper way to use Particles (or any other easy) tool to create lines of wisp smoke for a 6 minutes project where obviously traditional particles approach in complex particles case will be imp… --- ## [Particle Bouncer - is it broken?](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-bouncer-is-it-broken/10228)
**Author:** [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-bouncer-is-it-broken/10228 "2024-03-06T11:12:27Z")
I’m trying to add a Particle Bouncer to my shot but what i’m seeing in Batch does not look like the Bouncer in Grants videos (a balloon whisk). Instead all i am seeing is a large cirlce of circles, with each one slightly… --- ## [Particle Bouncer - odd GUI behavior](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-bouncer-odd-gui-behavior/9870)
**Author:** [@blakieman](https://forum.logik.tv/u/blakieman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-bouncer-odd-gui-behavior/9870 "2024-01-23T12:24:17Z")
so i don’t even do particles often enough to have a loud voice, but I was creating a simple bouncer to test a thought i was having and noticed that the particle bouncer gui was acting erratic and looks more like sonic th… --- ## [Particle smoke in Flame](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-smoke-in-flame/9392)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_M](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Marcus_M)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-smoke-in-flame/9392 "2023-10-30T13:30:13Z")
Hi All, I have a job where i need to add some subtle smoke to a red hot cattle prod that is moving around quite quiclky in each shot. (20 plus shots) Stock footage isnt going to work as it wont trail correctly. I’m goin… --- ## [Feature Request: AI Particle Generator](https://forum.logik.tv/t/feature-request-ai-particle-generator/9168)
**Author:** [@AdamArcher](https://forum.logik.tv/u/AdamArcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/feature-request-ai-particle-generator/9168 "2023-09-20T22:16:14Z")
Please upvote if you feel a text to image particle generator within Flame would be useful. I still think the particle toolset should be updated separately to this, but sometimes some quick particle generation with a sma… --- ## [Particle Setup not working on changed AR shot](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-setup-not-working-on-changed-ar-shot/8935)
**Author:** [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-setup-not-working-on-changed-ar-shot/8935 "2023-08-08T07:42:57Z")
Having a weird problem with Paerticles that i cannot figure out. Project created on 2024.0 in 1920x1080. Bfx has 4 particle systems. created using the preset Bouncing Sparkles. Update software to 2024.2. Get asked to c… --- ## [Particles follow path (not emitter)](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particles-follow-path-not-emitter/8420)
**Author:** [@shiver](https://forum.logik.tv/u/shiver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particles-follow-path-not-emitter/8420 "2023-05-21T17:48:44Z")
Hello everybody, I know how to animate emitter along path but I have to make particles following path with emitter from beginning of this path. Emitter stay at his position and particles don’t follow the path I drew… --- ## [Sinan is doing a LIVE Particles show on Sunday - and he taking requests!](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sinan-is-doing-a-live-particles-show-on-sunday-and-he-taking-requests/7862)
**Author:** [@andymilkis](https://forum.logik.tv/u/andymilkis)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sinan-is-doing-a-live-particles-show-on-sunday-and-he-taking-requests/7862 "2023-05-11T18:33:35Z")
Our good friend @Sinan is doing a LIVE Particles show on Logik Live this Sunday (March 12). What would you like to see? Is there anything you’ve tried to make with Flame Particles that you’d like help with? Anything you … --- ## [Dr. Strange Portal - added the setup](https://forum.logik.tv/t/dr-strange-portal-added-the-setup/5926)
**Author:** [@PeterK](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PeterK)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/dr-strange-portal-added-the-setup/5926 "2023-05-04T11:49:22Z")
Hello Folks! Anyone tried Dr Strange portal in flame? --- ## [Using random textures on particles](https://forum.logik.tv/t/using-random-textures-on-particles/8123)
**Author:** [@SamE](https://forum.logik.tv/u/SamE)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/using-random-textures-on-particles/8123 "2023-04-12T06:39:17Z")
Is it possible to assign different textures to particles, either with the layers or using frames in a sequence. I have about 30 different textures that I would like to apply to my particles. I can pipe them into differen… --- ## [Undocumented particle functions](https://forum.logik.tv/t/undocumented-particle-functions/8037)
**Author:** [@Sinan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Sinan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/undocumented-particle-functions/8037 "2023-03-29T14:00:48Z")
I am working on a tutorial that goes and explains how the expressions are used with examples. I will explain all the symbols, operators and arguments. And I have this weird idea if there are undocumented “particle symbol… --- ## [ChatGPT and Particle Functions](https://forum.logik.tv/t/chatgpt-and-particle-functions/8010)
**Author:** [@brandondanowski](https://forum.logik.tv/u/brandondanowski)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/chatgpt-and-particle-functions/8010 "2023-03-23T19:54:05Z")
Hey everyone! Not a comprehensive post by any means, but I wanted to put this out there in the hopes it might inspire some lightbulbs to go off. Basically, we all know particles in Flame are not the most intuitive thin… --- ## [EmberGen 1.0 Launch](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embergen-1-0-launch/7938)
**Author:** [@julioleon](https://forum.logik.tv/u/julioleon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embergen-1-0-launch/7938 "2023-03-18T04:27:12Z")
Its out of Beta! https://www.youtube.com/live/R10whxb7MlU?feature=share --- ## [Particle tutorials](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-tutorials/6838)
**Author:** [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-tutorials/6838 "2022-09-29T23:23:19Z")
Hello, I haven’t used particles in a very long time and need to figure out a couple of things for an upcoming job. I looked through the Flame Learning Channel videos and in one of them it is mentioned that there are so… --- ## [Shadows from particles](https://forum.logik.tv/t/shadows-from-particles/6090)
**Author:** [@christopher.ekdahl](https://forum.logik.tv/u/christopher.ekdahl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/shadows-from-particles/6090 "2022-06-16T10:00:26Z")
Is it possible for particles to cast shadows onto a ground plane? The particles themselves are being shaded, but it does not seem to cast any shadows. Is there a magic button hidden somewhere I haven’t found? --- ## [Particle colour](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-colour/4089)
**Author:** [@PlaceYourBetts](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PlaceYourBetts)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particle-colour/4089 "2021-10-19T07:28:37Z")
I want to generate some multi coloured particles. I have a light (cone) generating spheres and I want them to be different colours so I am piping in a changing gradient colour as a diffuse map to the generator. What I w… --- ## [Particles](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particles/3971)
**Author:** [@AndyG](https://forum.logik.tv/u/AndyG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/particles/3971 "2021-10-07T20:11:31Z")
Hi all Quick one. I’m using the particle preset ‘cloud’ and I have shaped a nice looking cloud but I want to use it as a single frame so I can do a camera move thro it. But at each frame it generates more moving c… --- ## [Freezing Particle Lines Not Working](https://forum.logik.tv/t/freezing-particle-lines-not-working/3668)
**Author:** [@paul\_rosckes](https://forum.logik.tv/u/paul_rosckes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/freezing-particle-lines-not-working/3668 "2021-08-31T14:02:35Z")
I’m trying to create a particle effect of lines emanating from a single point (light), and then freeze them so I can animate the camera around the lines. I’m using the function “speed=speed\*(frame\