Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this quick EmberGen tutorial you'll learn how to use the force noise node to add additional detail to your simulations without increasing your voxel count. You can follow along by using preset #37 that shipped with EmberGen.
Useful hotkeys & tips in this tutorial:
*"Shift-Click" on timeline to add a key
*"Spacebar" to pause simulation
*"R" to reset simulation
*Click the round Icons by any paramter to expose it to the timeline or node graph
*Utilize a force noise plugged into the simulation node to add additional details to your simulation
*Drag off of any pin in the node graph to have a hot-list of what nodes can connect to that pin
EmberGen Documentation: docs.jangafx.com/embergen
Join our Discord server: discord.gg/TNPjT2C
Want to learn more about EmberGen? jangafx.com/software/embergen
In this quick EmberGen tutorial you'll learn how to use the force noise node to add additional detail to your simulations without increasing your voxel count. You can follow along by using preset #37 that shipped with EmberGen.
Useful hotkeys & tips in this tutorial:
*"Shift-Click" on timeline to add a key
*"Spacebar" to pause simulation
*"R" to reset simulation
*Click the round Icons by any paramter to expose it to the timeline or node graph
*Utilize a force noise plugged into the simulation node to add additional details to your simulation
*Drag off of any pin in the node graph to have a hot-list of what nodes can connect to that pin
EmberGen Documentation: docs.jangafx.com/embergen
Join our Discord server: discord.gg/TNPjT2C
Want to learn more about EmberGen? jangafx.com/software/embergen
![EmberGen Tutorial: Simulating Twisters & Tornadoes
We’re going to revisit EmberGen’s Particle Emitter in this tutorial, and we’ll be using it to create a twister smashing through a barn. Bring your own flying cow.
We’ll learn how useful frozen particle setups can be for creating neat debris and destruction effects, pick up a couple neat tricks for particle visibility. Then youll learn how to also easily animate the positions of multiple forces at once.
You can download our preset files here - https://jangafx-software-files.s3.amazonaws.com/share/JANGAFX_TWISTER_TUTORIAL.zip
And while you could import any model you like, you can find the same 3D mesh we used for our barn here [created by Michael Lohr] - https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/the-braly-barn-october-2023-b4a9f2991bad44fdaab0ccd8c202d085
Chapters:
00:19 - Preparing Your Scene
01:01 - Particle Emitter / Ground
01:27 - The Line Force
02:07 - Working With Frozen Particles
03:01 - Adjusting Your Forces
03:34 - Tip - Velocity Dissipation
04:38 - Debris Emitter!
05:59 - Tip - Using Color Modulation
07:35 - Adding a Secondary Line Force
08:40 - Rebalancing Forces
09:15 - Shading The Debris
09:44 - Adjusting Debris Physics Values
10:30 - Adjusting Particle Render Shape
11:14 - The Optional Core Emitter
13:56 - Become A Twister Wrangler
14:57 - Tip - The Empty Import Node
16:59 - Add some detail with Vorticity
18:27 - An Experiment
21:22 - Recap EmberGen Tutorial: Simulating Twisters & Tornadoes](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TtXCfCwuQE8/mqdefault.jpg)









