# Particle(bpy_struct)

base class — `bpy_struct`

class `bpy.types.``Particle`(bpy_struct)

  Particle in a particle system

  `alive_state`

    Type: | enum in [‘DEAD’, ‘UNBORN’, ‘ALIVE’, ‘DYING’], default ‘DEAD’

  `angular_velocity`

    Type: | float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

  `birth_time`

    Type: | float in [-inf, inf], default 0.0

  `die_time`

    Type: | float in [-inf, inf], default 0.0

  `hair_keys`

    Type: | `bpy_prop_collection` of `ParticleHairKey`, (readonly)

  `is_exist`

    Type: | boolean, default False, (readonly)

  `is_visible`

    Type: | boolean, default False, (readonly)

  `lifetime`

    Type: | float in [-inf, inf], default 0.0

  `location`

    Type: | float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

  `particle_keys`

    Type: | `bpy_prop_collection` of `ParticleKey`, (readonly)

  `prev_angular_velocity`

    Type: | float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

  `prev_location`

    Type: | float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

  `prev_rotation`

    Type: | float array of 4 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

  `prev_velocity`

    Type: | float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

  `rotation`

    Type: | float array of 4 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

  `size`

    Type: | float in [-inf, inf], default 0.0

  `velocity`

    Type: | float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

  `uv_on_emitter`(modifier)

    Obtain UV coordinates for a particle on an evaluated mesh.

    Parameters: | modifier (`ParticleSystemModifier`, (never None)) – Particle modifier from an evaluated object
    Returns: | uv
    Return type: | float array of 2 items in [-inf, inf]

  classmethod `bl_rna_get_subclass`(id, default=None)

    Parameters: | id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
    Returns: | The RNA type or default when not found.
    Return type: | `bpy.types.Struct` subclass

  classmethod `bl_rna_get_subclass_py`(id, default=None)

    Parameters: | id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
    Returns: | The class or default when not found.
    Return type: | type

Inherited Properties

`bpy_struct.id_data` |

Inherited Functions

`bpy_struct.as_pointer` `bpy_struct.driver_add` `bpy_struct.driver_remove` `bpy_struct.get` `bpy_struct.is_property_hidden` `bpy_struct.is_property_overridable_library` `bpy_struct.is_property_readonly` `bpy_struct.is_property_set` `bpy_struct.items` `bpy_struct.keyframe_delete` | `bpy_struct.keyframe_insert` `bpy_struct.keys` `bpy_struct.path_from_id` `bpy_struct.path_resolve` `bpy_struct.pop` `bpy_struct.property_overridable_library_set` `bpy_struct.property_unset` `bpy_struct.type_recast` `bpy_struct.values`

References

`ParticleHairKey.co_object` `ParticleSystem.mcol_on_emitter` | `ParticleSystem.particles` `ParticleSystem.uv_on_emitter`