Particle Emitter node

Updated Jun 21, 2026 2 min read

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Particle system — emit, advance, kill. Outputs per-particle data as AttributeBundle.

Type particleEmitterCategory effectsContext canvasDynamic ports noCompound no

Inputs

Port	Type	Description
`deltaTime`	`float`	Delta Time
`emitRate`	`float`	Emit Rate
`gravity`	`vec2`	Gravity
`initialVelocity`	`vec2`	Initial Velocity
`lifetime`	`float`	Lifetime
`maxParticles`	`float`	Max Particles
`particleSize`	`float`	Particle Size

Outputs

Port	Type	Description
`particles`	`attributes`	Particles
`activeCount`	`float`	Active Count

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`emitterX`	`float`	`0`	Emitter X step 1
`emitterY`	`float`	`0`	Emitter Y step 1
`spread`	`float`	`0.785`	Spread (rad) min 0; max 6.28; step 0.1
`seed`	`int`	`0`	Seed min 0

Envelope

Use particleEmitter as the node type inside a graph node envelope. Add id, optional params, optional connections, and optional activeWhen based on the guide context.

Generated source

Registry faster-motion-docs/node-registry.jsonCategory page /help/faster-motion/faster-motion-node-category-effects/

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