Particle Speed after Birth in Motion 4

[swwack91]

The particles that the emitter I set up is creating are born with a speed of 0 so that they don't move off of the motion track i set up. However, at the end of the animation, I want the particles to scatter. I tried keyframing the speed from 0 up to a value, but the particles do not move. 😕

It seems like the speed parameter only affects particles that are being born... not existing particles.

How can I (using any method in Motion 4) get pre-existing particles to scatter off the screen from their current, stationary locations?

 

[swwack91]

Any other ideas to get the particles to "sizzle" off of the screen would be great, too.

 

[Digital Skunk]

Have you tried keyframing and raising the birth rate?

 

[swwack91]

No more particles are being born at the time that I want them to scatter away. If they were, they would only be generating at the last point.

 

[Digital Skunk]

Describe what you are trying to do?

With particles you can have a stationary object that then explodes to become particles and fly off in all directions (or in a line or pattern).

Are you looking to do the same thing?