Golaem Attributes or Per Particle Attributes
Guidelines about using Per Particle or Golaem Attributes
Golaem Attributes or Per particle attributes offer different pros & cons, which are summed up here :
| Per Particle Attribute | Golaem Attribute | |
| Set/Get it via MEL/Python script | YES | NO |
| Usable in channel operators and triggers | YES | YES |
| Can have initial states | YES | YES |
| Value Per CrowdField | NO | YES |
| Value Per Entity | YES | YES |
| High performance evaluation | NO | YES |
| Editor | Particle System Component editor | Golaem Spreadsheet |
Here are the main points to choose between PP attributes & Golaem ones :
- Do you need to get values easily in MEL/python and manipulate it ? -> PP Attribute
- Do you need to have high performance, or value variation within the same frame ? -> Golaem Attributes
Golaem attributes being more specific that PP Attributes, they are also easier to edit as the spreadsheet includes some additional filters compared to component editor.