NewTek HyperVoxels 2.0 Manual page 39

You should see the effect in the preview window, but it will probably be pretty small. Rather than changing any settings, let's
use the new Zoom tool to get a better look.
2. While holding your left mouse button down, drag out a small box around the particle effect in the preview window. When you release the
mouse, the particle effect will zoom forward to fill most of the screen. Click the Refresh button again to update the render at this higher
resolution.
This gives us a nice view of the particle render. This is also a useful function for taking a close look at certain details of an
effect. For now, press the Reset Zoom button above the preview window.
3. There are two more modes in the Preview window to be aware of. The Preview pop-up menu should currently be set to Object. Change it to
Particle and click the Refresh button.
You will see a full-screen view of the particle rendered. This is particularly useful when using multiple-particle objects. It
allows you to quickly render out the effect as it would appear on a single particle. This will yield faster previews and give you a
very good idea of what the final effect will be. The remaining Preview option is Scene. This option will render all HyperVoxels
elements in the Scene. Use this option if you are blending HyperVoxel items together.
4. Set the Preview back to Object and refresh the Preview.
Hint
You can also use the F9 key to refresh the preview window.
Attributes and Animation
1. The first thing we need to do to create our animation is determine the minimum and maximum size of the explosion. This will be done by
changing the Particle Size parameter over time. Start by finding the maximum desired size of the explosion. To do this change the Particle
Size value to 2 and refresh the preview.
HyperVoxels 2.0
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