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Particles > Particle Tool |
This chooses the particle tool.
Particles > Particle Tool > 
These are the descriptions of the items in the Particle Tool options window.
Particle Name
The name helps you identify the object in the Outliner. If you don’t enter a name, the particle object receives a default name such as particle1.
Conserve
Influences the motion of particles whose velocity and acceleration attributes are controlled by dynamic effects. See Conserve.
Number of Particles
Enter the number of particles you want to create per mouse click
Maximum Radius
If you choose a number greater than 1 for Number of Particles, you can distribute particles randomly in a spherical region where you click. To choose a spherical region, set Maximum Radius to a value greater than 0.
Sketch Particles
When this option is selected, drag the mouse to sketch a continuous stream of particles.
Sketch Interval
This sets the pixel spacing between particles. A value of 0 gives you nearly a solid line of pixels. The higher the value, the more space between the pixels.
Create Particle Grid
Creates a particle grid.
Particle Spacing
Only active when creating a particle grid. Sets the spacing (in units) between particles in the grid.
Placement
Choose with cursor, to set the volume with your cursor, or with text fields, to set the grid co-ordinates manually.
Minimum Corner
The x, y, z co-ordinates of the lower left corner of the 3D particle grid.
Maximum Corner
The x, y, z co-ordinates of the upper right corner of the 3D particle grid.