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title: "Particle Emitter Object"
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description: "This page documents the Particle Emitter object of the legacy particle system in Cinema 4D. It defines birth rate, speed and initial properties of emitted …"
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# Particle Emitter Object

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
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> This page documents the **Particle Emitter object** of the legacy particle system in **Cinema 4D**. It defines birth rate, speed and initial properties of emitted particles and selects which force objects act on them — the origin of every classic particle stream.

This Particle Emitter Object is basically the mother of all particles. Use this object to define the initial properties, such as movement, speed, etc., of a newly created particle. In addition, the **Include** tab can be used to define whichForce Objects should affect this Particle Emitter's particles.