SceneComposer in the jMonkeyEngine SDK is a nifty tool to try out different particle settings and preview them in a user-friendly way.
The following screenshot shows the effect preview in the SceneComposer window, the spatial in the SceneExplorer window, and the Emitter – Properties window:
To create your own effect, start with an empty scene in the SDK's project window:
You find the scene node FireEffect.j3o
in your assets/Scenes
directory in the Projects window.
Let's add a particle emitter:
In the Projects window, right-click on
FireEffect.j3o
and select Edit in SceneComposer. You should see an empty scene in the SceneComposer window.Open the SceneExplorer window from the Window menu.
Right-click on the New Scene node in the SceneExplorer window, and go to Add Spatial | Particle...