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--- 1.1.0:particles [2023/07/31 15:01] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ 1.1.0:particles [2023/09/28 15:05] (current) – [Remarks] admin
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   FParticles.Colored.StartColor := TAlphaColorF.Create( TAlphaColorRec.Blue );
   FParticles.Colored.EndColor := TAlphaColorF.Create( TAlphaColorRec.Blueviolet );
-  FParticles.ParticleSize   := TParticlePreset.Create(20, 20, 1, false);
+  FParticles.ParticleSize.Preset(20, 20, 1, false);
-  FParticles.ParticleGrowth := TParticlePreset.Create(0, 0, 1, false);
+  FParticles.ParticleGrowth.Preset(0, 0, 1, false);
   FParticles.Colored.Enabled := false;
   FParticles.Wind.Enabled := false;
@@ Line 151: / Line 151: @@
 In effect particle will only be scaled within a specific size range.
+====Changes since v1.1====
+Due to design time support we changed the **TParticlePreset** and **TParticleVectorPreset** structured to classes.
+This might affect elder code in your project.
 ===== Example =====
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   // randomize particle size and growth
-  LParticles.ParticleSize   := TParticlePreset.Create(16, 16, 1, false);
+  LParticles.ParticleSize.Preset(16, 16, 1, false);
-  LParticles.ParticleGrowth := TParticlePreset.Create(4, 8, 1, false);
+  LParticles.ParticleGrowth.Preset(4, 8, 1, false);
   LWind := TGorillaWindParticleInfluencer.Create(LParticles);
@@ Line 280: / Line 283: @@
 procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
 var LParticleMat : TParticleMaterialSource;
-    LVPreset   : TParticleVectorPreset;
     LColorInfl : TGorillaColoredParticleInfluencer;
 begin
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   // randomize particle properties
   // 1) random position of particles
-  LVPreset := TParticleVectorPreset.Create(0, 0, 1000, Point3D(1, 1, 1), [axX, axY, axZ]);
+  FParticles.ParticlePosition.Preset(0, 0, 1000, Point3D(1, 1, 1), [axX, axY, axZ]);
-  FParticles.ParticlePosition := LVPreset ;
   // 2) random velocity of particles
-  LVPreset := TParticleVectorPreset.Create(5, 10, 1000, Point3D(1, 2, 1), [axX, axY, axZ]);
+  FParticles.ParticleVelocity.Preset(5, 10, 1000, Point3D(1, 2, 1), [axX, axY, axZ]);
-  LVPreset.RangeY.Negative := false;
+  FParticles.ParticleVelocity.RangeY.Negative := false;
-  FParticles.ParticleVelocity := LVPreset;
   // 3) the rest of properties
-  FParticles.ParticleSize     := TParticlePreset.Create(2, 3, 1, false);
+  FParticles.ParticleSize.Preset(2, 3, 1, false);
-  FParticles.ParticleAngle    := TParticlePreset.Create(0, 360, 1, false);
+  FParticles.ParticleAngle.Preset(0, 360, 1, false);
-  FParticles.ParticleWeight   := TParticlePreset.Create(1, 1, 1, false);
+  FParticles.ParticleWeight.Preset(1, 1, 1, false);
-  FParticles.ParticleGrowth   := TParticlePreset.Create(0, 0, 1, false);
+  FParticles.ParticleGrowth.Preset(0, 0, 1, false);
-  FParticles.ParticleLifeTime := TParticlePreset.Create(500, 5000, 1000, false);
+  FParticles.ParticleLifeTime.Preset(500, 5000, 1000, false);
   // create a color influencer for a starting and end color