5. Make sure Auto Key is enabled; click the Auto Key button beneath the timeline if
it??™s not.
Before you move on, press o to open the General Options tab within the
Preferences panel.Make sure that Auto Key Create drop-down is set to Modified
Channels. This means that when Auto Key is turned on, it will automatically
generate keyframes as you make positional or rotational changes at different
points in time in Layout .
6. Back in Layout, make sure the emitter is selected and then press t to activate the
Move tool.
7. Press the play button and drag the emitter around in Layout. Look at that??”
instant particles (Figure 13.4)!
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Figure 13.4 By using Auto Key with Auto Key Create set to Modified Channels, you ensure
that your motions are recorded in real time in Layout. Moving the particle emitter
around shows the spray of particles.
This effect is great for spraying particles in all directions, as you??™d see in a sparkler or water
shaken from a just-bathed dog, but it lacks control. The particles fall out of the emitter
without any rhyme or reason. For most other particle systems, such as a stream of smoke
or a running faucet, you??™ll want your particles to flow in a more controlled fashion.
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