Create a Realistic Dust Particle Effect

This tutorial shows you how to create a dust particle in Niagara. Through this process, you’ll learn how to determine the size of dust particles and dust scatter, and how to use an emitter shape to contain the dust scatter.

The following sections take you through the necessary steps for generating a new effect. You will create a custom material, then use a Hanging Particulates emitter to create the dust particle effect.

Overview

Following is an overview of the steps you'll need to recreate this dust effect, and their ideal sequence:

1. Create the dust particle material and Niagara emitter.

2. Edit the emitter sprites.

3. Edit the emitter shape.

Sections

These sections take you through how to create a dust particle effect:

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  1. Create a Dust Particle Material and Niagara Emitter

  Learn how to create a realistic material for your dust particle, then bring it into Niagara.

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  2. Modify the Emitter

  Modify the dust sprites to use the dust material you created for Niagara.

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  3. Edit the Spawn Effect Shape

  Create a shaft of illuminated dust particles.