<function name="Add" parent="CLuaEmitter" type="classfunc"> <description>Creates a new <page>CLuaParticle</page> with the given material and position.</description> <realm>Client</realm> <args> <arg name="material" type="string">The particles material. Can also be an <page>IMaterial</page>.</arg> <arg name="position" type="Vector">The position to spawn the particle on.</arg> </args> <rets> <ret name="" type="CLuaParticle">The created particle, if any.</ret> </rets> </function> ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ <example>⤶ <description>Creates a simple spark particle effect 100 units above where the local player is looking at.</description>⤶ <code>⤶ local tr = LocalPlayer():GetEyeTrace()⤶ local pos = tr.HitPos + tr.HitNormal * 100 -- The origin position of the effect⤶ ⤶ local emitter = ParticleEmitter( pos ) -- Particle emitter in this position⤶ ⤶ for i = 0, 100 do -- Do 100 particles⤶ local part = emitter:Add( "effects/spark", pos ) -- Create a new particle at pos⤶ if ( part ) then⤶ part:SetDieTime( 1 ) -- How long the particle should "live"⤶ ⤶ part:SetStartAlpha( 255 ) -- Starting alpha of the particle⤶ part:SetEndAlpha( 0 ) -- Particle size at the end if its lifetime⤶ ⤶ part:SetStartSize( 5 ) -- Starting size⤶ part:SetEndSize( 0 ) -- Size when removed⤶ ⤶ part:SetGravity( Vector( 0, 0, -250 ) ) -- Gravity of the particle⤶ part:SetVelocity( VectorRand() * 50 ) -- Initial velocity of the particle⤶ end⤶ end⤶ ⤶ emitter:Finish()⤶ </code>⤶ ⤶ </example>