This code is a function that will take a model created in 3D World Studio (or maybe another modeling package that supports entities - I haven't tested with any others yet) and auto

` This Code Is To Save A Lot Of Time Trying To Position Emitters At The
` Locations You Want Them In Your 3D World Studio Models

` This Code Requires TGC's Cloth/Particles Expansion Pack
` This Code Rquires A Model Made in 3D World Studio and Exported As A LightMapped .DBO File
` Or A Model That Has Limbs Labeled As 'playerstart'

` Model Contruction Instructions:
` Make A Model In 3D World Studio, Place PlayerStart Entities At Each Location You
` Want An Emitter To Be Created At. Lightmap The Model (For Good Looks).
` Export The Model As A .DBO

` You Can Use Your Own Entity Names If 3DWS Supports Them
` Change 'playerstart' Code Where Appropriate If Using Your Own Entities.

                                    ` This code was downloaded from The Game Creators
                                    ` It is reproduced here with full permission
                                    ` http://www.thegamecreators.com
                                    
                                    ` This Code Is To Save A Lot Of Time Trying To Position Emitters At The
` Locations You Want Them In Your 3D World Studio Models

` This Code Requires TGC's Cloth/Particles Expansion Pack
` This Code Rquires A Model Made in 3D World Studio and Exported As A LightMapped .DBO File
` Or A Model That Has Limbs Labeled As 'playerstart'

` Model Contruction Instructions:
` Make A Model In 3D World Studio, Place PlayerStart Entities At Each Location You
` Want An Emitter To Be Created At.  Lightmap The Model (For Good Looks).
` Export The Model As A .DBO

` You Can Use Your Own Entity Names If 3DWS Supports Them
` Change 'playerstart' Code Where Appropriate If Using Your Own Entities.


` By Carolina South
` Use As You See Fit

` Setup Basic Stuff
color backdrop 0
sync on
sync rate 80

ModelNumber = 1   ` Model Number That Contains The 'PlayerStart' Entities
Global EmitterImageNumber = 1   ` Image Number Of The Emitter Texture

` Load Required Media - Alter Paths To Point To The Location Of Your Media

Load Image "C:\~~~~~\fire.png",EmitterImageNumber,1 ` This is the texture for the particle emitter
                                   ` - Mine Is A Fire Texture For This Example
Load Object "C:\~~~~~\Entity.dbo",ModelNumber ` This is the 3DWS .DBO model containing 'playerstart' entities

`  Place Model Where You Want It
Position Object ModelNumber, 0, 0, 0 ` Center Of The Universe For Me

` Scale The Object (I can never get the scale to match from 3DWS to DBPro)
Scale Object ModelNumber, 10,10,10

` Move The Camera Back A Bit From The Center Of The Universe
Position Camera 0,0,40,-100

` Make The Particle Emitters

Build_Emitters(ModelNumber) ` Pass In The Model Number To Create The Particle Emitters From

` Main Loop

Do
   control camera using arrowkeys 0, 3, 1 `Allow Us Free Movement
   update physics ` Always Need This When Using TGC's Cloth/Particles Expansion Pack
   text 0,0, str$(screen fps()) ` Obligatory Frame Rate Code
   sync ` Piece Everything Together
loop

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` Our Wonderful Function
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 Function Build_Emitters(ModelNumber as Integer) ` Accepts Model Number Passes In To Create The Particle Emitters From

` Create emitters for each limb
` that is identified as a 'PlayerStart'
` in the .DBO object.

` Required By TGC's Cloth/Particles Expansion Pack
Set Physics Frame Rate 80

Empty Checklist ` Empty Our Limb Checklist

If Object Exist(ModelNumber) ` Make Sure We Passed A Valid Object Number To The Function
   Perform Checklist For Object Limbs ModelNumber ` Find Number Of Limbs In Model
   For ERun=1 To Checklist Quantity() ` Check Each Limb To See If It Is ActualLimbYCoord A 'PlayerStart' Entity

      If Limb Exist(ModelNumber,ERun) = 1
         If Left$(Limb Name$(ModelNumber,ERun),21) = "Classname=playerstart"

            LimbXCoord = Int(Limb Position X(ModelNumber, ERun)) ` Get The 3D Position Of The 'PlayerStart' Entity
            LimbYCoord = Int(Limb Position Y(ModelNumber, ERun))
            LimbZCoord = Int(Limb Position Z(ModelNumber, ERun))

            EmitNum = FreeObject() ` Find An Object Number That Hasn't Been Used Yet

            Make Basic Emitter EmitNum , 30 ` Make The Base Emitter
            Texture Object EmitNum, EmitterImageNumber
            Ghost Object On EmitNum
            Position Object EmitNum,LimbXCoord,LimbYCoord,LimbZCoord
            Disable Object Zwrite EmitNum
            Set Object Transparency EmitNum, 1
            Set Emitter Rate EmitNum,10
            Set Emitter Explode EmitNum, 150*0.01
            Set Emitter Particle Velocity EmitNum,1.0,0
            Set Emitter Particle Life EmitNum,1,0
            Set Emitter Particle Mass EmitNum, 1, 30
            Set Emitter Particle Size EmitNum,4, 0
            Set Emitter Particle Color EmitNum,255,255,255,50
            Set Particle Z Sorting EmitNum,1

            EmitNum2 = FreeObject() ` Find An Object Number That Hasn't Been Used Yet

            Make Wind Effector EmitNum2 ` Make The Wind Effector
            Bind Effector To Object EmitNum2 ,EmitNum
            Set Wind Effector EmitNum2,0,5,0

            EmitNum3 = FreeObject() ` Find An Object Number That Hasn't Been Used Yet

            Make Chaos Effector EmitNum3 ` Make The Chaos Effector
            Set Chaos Effector EmitNum3, 400
            Bind Effector To Object EmitNum3,EmitNum
         endif
      endif
   next c
Endif

EndFunction

function FreeObject() ` Simple Function To Determine An Unused Object Number

do
inc azo
if object exist(azo)=0 then exit
loop

if azo>TopObject then TopObject=azo

endfunction azo