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title: "Turbulence object"
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description: "This page documents the Turbulence object in Cinema 4D's particle forces. It adds noise-based, chaotic motion to particles within its falloff — the …"
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# Turbulence object

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Turbulence object** in **Cinema 4D**'s particle forces. It adds noise-based, chaotic motion to particles within its falloff — the ingredient that turns sterile streams into believable smoke, dust or swarm movement.

![Image: 023793.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/023793.jpg)\
Large figure: scaling = 0, small figure: scaling not equal to 0.

The Turbulence modifier does two things:

- [Scale](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OTURBULENCE-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) = 0: The individual particles are constantly given random velocities. Interesting effects occur when the particles move through an elongated modifier. This allows you to produce curling smoke, for example.

- [Scale](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OTURBULENCE-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) not equal to 0: A scalable, internal three-dimensional noise results in somewhat more natural, structured turbulence effects.

- # Example

  In this scene, a Turbulence object is causing the commotion:

  [Video: 2026](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2026-2_turbulence_01_.mp4)

  [![Image: halvar.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/halvar.png)](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Scenes/2026-2_turbulence_01_.c4d)