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Build Stunning Real-time VFX with Unreal Engine 5

You're reading from   Build Stunning Real-time VFX with Unreal Engine 5 Start your journey into Unreal particle systems to create realistic visual effects using Niagara

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801072410
Length 312 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Hrishikesh Andurlekar Hrishikesh Andurlekar
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Introduction to Niagara and Particle Systems in Unreal Engine 5
2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Unreal Engine Particle System Frameworks FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Understanding Particle System Concepts 4. Chapter 3: Exploring Niagara Concepts and Architecture 5. Chapter 4: Building Our First Niagara System 6. Chapter 5: Diving into Emitter-System Overrides 7. Part 2: Dive Deeper into Niagara for VFX
8. Chapter 6: Exploring Dynamic Inputs 9. Chapter 7: Creating Custom Niagara Modules 10. Chapter 8: Local Modules and Versioning 11. Chapter 9: Events and Event Handlers 12. Chapter 10: Debugging Workflow in Niagara 13. Chapter 11: Controlling Niagara Particles Using Blueprints 14. Index 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Exploring the Niagara Debugger panel

Niagara provides you with a debugger to review particle systems running in your level. The debugger has a bunch of tools to help you look at the simulation data in detail to pinpoint any issues in your particle system.

You can turn on the Debugger panel by going to Tools > Debug > Niagara Debugger.

This will open the dockable Niagara Debugger panel. As with any panel in Unreal, you can dock it to any convenient position.

Figure 10.1: Opening Niagara Debugger

The Niagara Debugger panel has three major areas:

  • The Particle System Playback Options toolbar
  • Debugger tabs
  • Debugger options

This is depicted in the following figure (Figure 10.2):

Figure 10.2: The Niagara Debugger panel

Each of the tabs contains further options. Please be aware that this layout may change in upcoming versions of Niagara.

The Particle System Playback Options toolbar

For diagnostic...

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