# TP Spline Emitter

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The Spline Emitter preset will emitt particles on a given spline.
On: Activates the Emitter. This parameter can be easily animated to switch the emitter on and off as needed
Spline Object: The spline object that is used for emission
Particle Group: Thinking Particles group to which the generated particles will belong
Shape: Object that is used as a shape for the particle
Type:

Count will emitt as many particles as neccesary to keep the over all count at the set number of particles
Rate will emitt the set number of particles per second
Shot will emitt the set number of particles per frame

Particle Number: Number of particles emitted
Life: Lifetime of particles in frames
Life Variation: Variation of particle lifetime, the resulting lifetime will not exceed the set lifetime
Random Distribution: If enabled particles will be distributed randomly on the spline, otherwise they will be evenly distributed.
Use all Segments: If enabled all segments of a spline are used to distribute the particles on
Align: If active particles will be aligned along the tanget of the spline at the point of emission
Example file
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