firebird

set 0× in templates and rigs

A bird of burning ribbons that forms with wings wrapped, launches along a Bezier flight, glides, stoops and bursts into feathers that tumble, settle and burn from the tip down; with wings-only, just its wings perched on the node.

firebird(arc=1 beat=1 charge=1)

Attributes

arcnumber0×

beatnumberFlap frequency and depth, as a multiplier.0×

chargenumber0×

fadenumber0×

feathersnumberHow many burst off at the end.0×

flamenumber0×

floornumber0×

from"x y z"`x y z` or a node id: where the flight starts.0×

glownumberOverall emissive gain.0×

holdnumber0×

lighttrue / false`true` adds a PointLight on the bird that flares at the burst.0×

light-decaynumber0×

light-distancenumber0×

light-intensitynumber0×

opacitynumber0×

position"x y z"0×

seednumber0×

shednumberFeathers a second peeling off the wings.0×

startnumber0×

styletext`fire`, `ice` or `light`, which serves as luminous wings; sets the colours and `flame`.0×

swingnumber0×

tailnumber0×

to"x y z"`x y z` or a node id: where it bursts; a node's id lands on its surface.0×

trailnumber0×

travelnumber0×

wings-onlytrue / false`true`: no body and no flight; the wings unfold on the node's XY facing +z, beat slowly and shed feathers.0×

wingspannumberTip to tip with the wings open, in mm.0×