You can read about these in more detail on our Particle Flocker Attributes<\/a> page.<\/p>\n The output type of a Particle Flocker attribute can now be changed to 1 of 3 different types which provide a much wider range of movement and behaviour possibilities. The output types available are:<\/p>\n You can read more about this on our Attribute Output Types<\/a> page.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A set of new volume primitives have been introduced in Particle Flocker 2.0 which can be used to control which particles are affected by an entity. The new primitives are:<\/p>\n You can read more about this on our Volume Types<\/a> page.<\/p>\n It is now possible to create volumes which wrap around a NURBS curve to form a continuous tube volume. This is handy if you want to create a corridor of varying width through which to channel particles.<\/p>\n You can read more about this on our Curve Volume<\/a> page.<\/p>\n All volumes can now be controlled both in the Particle Flocker window or directly in the view port using a context manipulator.<\/p>\n You can read more about this on our Manipulators<\/a> page.<\/p>\n We’ve introduced a new entity; Modifiers. Modifiers allow you to create volumes within 3D space that will modify how particles behave when they come within their volume.<\/p>\n You can read more about modifiers and how to use them on our Modifiers <\/a>page.<\/p>\n Obstacle entities can now use any of the base volume types. The avoidance algorithm has also been improved to produce better obstacle avoidance results. The volumes which can be used by obstacles are:<\/p>\n You can read more about this on our Obstacles<\/a> page.<\/p>\n We’ve introduced a feature which allows you to make particles follow the surface of an obstacle using a steering type called Wall Following. You can read more about this on our Obstacle Wall Following<\/a> page.<\/p>\n Particle Flocker 2.0 utilises vastly improved search algorithms which massively improve speed when simulating inside the view port<\/p>\n During our in-house test results we recorded increases of between 50% – 75%.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Wander steering behaviour has been greatly improved, providing better controls and options to enable artists to achieve better visual results.<\/p>\n The previous implementation of the Wander steering behaviour was difficult to control, and was generally quite confusing to use. In Particle Flocker 2.0 we’ve fully revamped the Wander target type to make the process of setting up this behaviour much easier and more controllable.<\/p>\n Improvements include the following:<\/p>\n You can read more about this on our Target Types<\/a> page.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Particle Flocker Window has been updated to improve the overall look and feel.<\/p>\n Further extensive information can be found in our Particle Flocker Window<\/a> documentation.<\/p>\n We’ve added a few workflow utilities to assist with the setup of scenes when working with Particle Flocker. These include:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/documentation.particleflocker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsNew2.0_01.jpg\")
<\/p>\nAttribute Output Types<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nNew Volume Primitives<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nCurve Volumes<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nView Port Manipulators<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nModifiers<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nVolume Obstacles<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWall Following<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/documentation.particleflocker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsNew2.0_11.jpg\")
<\/p>\nPerformance Improvements<\/h2>\n
Improved Wander Behaviour<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nImproved Look and Feel<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nNew Workflow Utilities<\/h2>\n
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