> Yes, I used trace on the object to find the initial position and direction
> of movement for each particle. Do you also use trace in your system?
>

Nope. PartixGen was begun when Pov 3.1g was out, so
trace was no option. But my user-defined macros
allow the implementation of new Birth-Fields, so that
should be possible in case it was needed. Though I
do plan on putting a demo covering that part...

> ...
> No, I think it would look unnatural if they bounced... :)
>

For this animation, I agree. For actual flying sparks, that would
be natural. But we're talking magic here, eh? ;)

> I could however make the particles glide out of the way of the lamp - I
> think I'll try just that.
>

You mean like being pushed away? Collision detection, so-to-speak?

>
> If nothing more, I'll at least have a superficial look at the demo scenes
> and documentation. Did you mean something else besides that?

That's what I meant. Perhaps even trying a little...

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Tim Nikias
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