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CesiumJS models, glTF, and particle effects - Model, KHR_meshopt_compression, CAD glTF extensions, EdgeDisplayMode, ModelAnimation, ModelNode, ParticleSystem, emitters, GPM extensions. Use when loading compressed or CAD-style glTF/GLB models, controlling edge rendering, playing m
CesiumJS models, glTF, and particle effects - Model, KHR_meshopt_compression, CAD glTF extensions, EdgeDisplayMode, ModelAnimation, ModelNode, ParticleSystem, emitters, GPM extensions. Use when loading compressed or CAD-style glTF/GLB models, controlling edge rendering, playing model animations, positioning particles, or working with geospatial positioning metadata.
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Version baseline: CesiumJS v1.143.
| Class | Purpose |
|---|---|
Model | Low-level glTF/GLB primitive; positioned via modelMatrix |
ModelAnimation | Active animation instance on a model |
ModelAnimationCollection | Collection at model.activeAnimations |
ModelNode | Named node with modifiable transform |
ModelFeature | Per-feature styling/picking for feature-ID models |
EdgeDisplayMode | Controls draft glTF edge-visibility rendering on Model/Cesium3DTileset |
ParticleSystem | Billboard-based particle manager (fire, smoke, rain) |
Particle | Single particle with position, velocity, life |
ParticleBurst | Scheduled burst of particles |
BoxEmitter / CircleEmitter | Emit within box volume / flat disk |
ConeEmitter / SphereEmitter | Emit from cone tip / within sphere |
The Entity API exposes models through ModelGraphics (see cesiumjs-entities). The Primitive API uses Model.fromGltfAsync for full control over modelMatrix, animations, and node transforms.
Always use the async factory -- never call the constructor directly.
import { Model, Cartesian3, Transforms, HeadingPitchRoll, Math as CesiumMath } from "cesium";
const model = await Model.fromGltfAsync({ url: "path/to/model.glb" });
viewer.scene.primitives.add(model);
CesiumJS 1.143 decodes KHR_meshopt_compression automatically, including the
v1 attribute codec and COLOR filter. Do not import a decoder or private loader
helper. When loading compressed glTF, CAD-style lines/points/edges, or
constant-LOD textures, read REFERENCE.md for the complete
support and authoring matrix. The same loader behavior applies to glTF content
inside 3D Tiles.
const position = Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-123.074, 44.050, 5000);
const hpr = new HeadingPitchRoll(CesiumMath.toRadians(135), 0, 0);
const model = await Model.fromGltfAsync({
url: "CesiumAir.glb",
modelMatrix: Transforms.headingPitchRollToFixedFrame(position, hpr),
minimumPixelSize: 128, // never smaller than 128 px on screen
maximumScale: 20000, // cap for minimumPixelSize enlargement
scale: 2.0, // uniform scale multiplier
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(model);
Model.fromGltfAsync Options| Option | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
url | string|Resource | required |
modelMatrix | Matrix4 | IDENTITY |
scale | number | 1.0 |
minimumPixelSize | number | 0.0 |
maximumScale | number | -- |
show | boolean | true |
color / colorBlendMode / colorBlendAmount | Color / ColorBlendMode / number | -- / HIGHLIGHT / 0.5 |
edgeDisplayMode | EdgeDisplayMode | SURFACES_ONLY |
silhouetteColor / silhouetteSize | Color / number | RED / 0.0 |
shadows | ShadowMode | ENABLED |
heightReference | HeightReference | NONE |
customShader | CustomShader | -- |
id | any | -- |
allowPicking | boolean | true |
fromGltfAsync resolves once glTF JSON is parsed, but WebGL resources may still load. Wait for readyEvent before accessing animations, nodes, or boundingSphere.
const model = await Model.fromGltfAsync({ url: "robot.glb" });
viewer.scene.primitives.add(model);
model.readyEvent.addEventListener(() => {
console.log("Bounding sphere:", model.boundingSphere);
});
// Synchronous check
if (model.ready) { const bs = model.boundingSphere; }
Managed through model.activeAnimations (ModelAnimationCollection).
model.readyEvent.addEventListener(() => {
// Single animation
const anim = model.activeAnimations.add({
name: "Walk", // glTF animation name
loop: Cesium.ModelAnimationLoop.REPEAT, // NONE | REPEAT | MIRRORED_REPEAT
multiplier: 1.0, // playback speed (must be > 0)
});
anim.start.addEventListener((m, a) => console.log(`Started: ${a.name}`));
// Or play all animations at once
model.activeAnimations.addAll({
loop: Cesium.ModelAnimationLoop.REPEAT,
multiplier: 0.5,
});
});
Additional add options: index, reverse, startTime, stopTime, delay, removeOnStop, animationTime (custom time callback).
animation.start.addEventListener((model, animation) => { });
animation.update.addEventListener((model, animation, time) => { });
animation.stop.addEventListener((model, animation) => { });
// Collection-level
model.activeAnimations.animationAdded.addEventListener((model, anim) => { });
model.activeAnimations.remove(animation); // remove one
model.activeAnimations.removeAll(); // remove all
Override named node transforms for procedural animation (e.g., turret rotation).
model.readyEvent.addEventListener(() => {
const node = model.getNode("Turret");
node.matrix = Cesium.Matrix4.fromScale(
new Cesium.Cartesian3(5.0, 1.0, 1.0), node.matrix
);
});
Properties: name (read-only), id (read-only index), show (boolean), matrix (Matrix4 -- set to undefined to restore original and re-enable glTF animations).
// Tint + silhouette
model.color = Cesium.Color.RED.withAlpha(0.5);
model.colorBlendMode = Cesium.ColorBlendMode.MIX;
model.colorBlendAmount = 0.5;
model.silhouetteColor = Cesium.Color.YELLOW;
model.silhouetteSize = 2.0;
For glTF assets using the draft EXT_mesh_primitive_edge_visibility extension,
EdgeDisplayMode controls whether extension-provided edges are hidden, composited
over surfaces, or rendered alone. Models without the extension are unaffected.
import { EdgeDisplayMode, Model } from "cesium";
const model = await Model.fromGltfAsync({
url: "/models/cad-part.glb",
edgeDisplayMode: EdgeDisplayMode.SURFACES_AND_EDGES,
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(model);
model.edgeDisplayMode = EdgeDisplayMode.EDGES_ONLY; // CAD-style wireframe
model.edgeDisplayMode = EdgeDisplayMode.SURFACES_ONLY; // default
When a glTF has EXT_mesh_features or EXT_structural_metadata, picking returns a ModelFeature:
const handler = new Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventHandler(viewer.scene.canvas);
handler.setInputAction((movement) => {
const picked = viewer.scene.pick(movement.endPosition);
if (picked instanceof Cesium.ModelFeature) {
picked.getPropertyIds().forEach((name) => {
console.log(`${name}: ${picked.getProperty(name)}`);
});
picked.color = Cesium.Color.YELLOW;
}
}, Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventType.MOUSE_MOVE);
// Primitive API -- scene is required for height reference
const model = await Model.fromGltfAsync({
url: "truck.glb",
heightReference: Cesium.HeightReference.CLAMP_TO_GROUND,
scene: viewer.scene,
});
// Entity API
viewer.entities.add({
position: Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-75.59, 40.03),
model: { uri: "truck.glb", heightReference: Cesium.HeightReference.CLAMP_TO_GROUND },
});
Values: NONE, CLAMP_TO_GROUND, RELATIVE_TO_GROUND, CLAMP_TO_TERRAIN, RELATIVE_TO_TERRAIN, CLAMP_TO_3D_TILE, RELATIVE_TO_3D_TILE.
ParticleSystem renders billboard-based effects. Position with modelMatrix (world) and emitterModelMatrix (local offset).
import { ParticleSystem, CircleEmitter, Color, Cartesian2, Transforms, Cartesian3 } from "cesium";
const smokeSystem = new ParticleSystem({
image: "smoke.png",
startColor: Color.LIGHTGRAY.withAlpha(0.7),
endColor: Color.WHITE.withAlpha(0.0),
startScale: 1.0,
endScale: 5.0,
emissionRate: 10,
minimumSpeed: 1.0,
maximumSpeed: 4.0,
minimumParticleLife: 1.2,
maximumParticleLife: 3.0,
imageSize: new Cartesian2(25, 25), // pixel size
emitter: new CircleEmitter(2.0), // radius in meters
modelMatrix: Transforms.eastNorthUpToFixedFrame(Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-75.157, 39.978)),
lifetime: 16.0,
loop: true,
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(smokeSystem);
import { BoxEmitter, CircleEmitter, ConeEmitter, SphereEmitter } from "cesium";
new BoxEmitter(new Cesium.Cartesian3(10, 10, 10)); // 3D box, velocity outward
new CircleEmitter(2.0); // flat disk, velocity +Z
new ConeEmitter(Cesium.Math.toRadians(30)); // cone tip, velocity toward base
new SphereEmitter(5.0); // sphere, velocity radiates out
const firework = new ParticleSystem({
image: getParticleCanvas(),
startColor: Color.RED,
endColor: Color.RED.withAlpha(0.0),
particleLife: 1.0,
speed: 100.0,
imageSize: new Cartesian2(7, 7),
emissionRate: 0, // bursts only
emitter: new SphereEmitter(0.1),
bursts: [
new Cesium.ParticleBurst({ time: 0.0, minimum: 100, maximum: 200 }),
new Cesium.ParticleBurst({ time: 2.0, minimum: 50, maximum: 100 }),
new Cesium.ParticleBurst({ time: 4.0, minimum: 200, maximum: 300 }),
],
lifetime: 6.0,
loop: false,
modelMatrix: Transforms.eastNorthUpToFixedFrame(Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-75.597, 40.038)),
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(firework);
The updateCallback runs per-particle per-frame for forces like gravity.
const gravityScratch = new Cesium.Cartesian3();
function applyGravity(particle, dt) {
Cesium.Cartesian3.normalize(particle.position, gravityScratch);
Cesium.Cartesian3.multiplyByScalar(gravityScratch, -9.8 * dt, gravityScratch);
particle.velocity = Cesium.Cartesian3.add(particle.velocity, gravityScratch, particle.velocity);
}
const system = new ParticleSystem({
image: "smoke.png",
emissionRate: 20,
emitter: new ConeEmitter(Cesium.Math.toRadians(45)),
updateCallback: applyGravity,
modelMatrix: Transforms.eastNorthUpToFixedFrame(Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-105, 40, 1000)),
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(system);
Sync modelMatrix each frame via scene.preUpdate. Use emitterModelMatrix for a local offset (e.g., exhaust pipe).
const entity = viewer.entities.add({
position: sampledPosition,
orientation: new Cesium.VelocityOrientationProperty(sampledPosition),
model: { uri: "truck.glb", minimumPixelSize: 64 },
});
// Local offset to exhaust pipe
const trs = new Cesium.TranslationRotationScale();
trs.translation = new Cesium.Cartesian3(-4.0, 0.0, 1.4);
const emitterModelMatrix = Cesium.Matrix4.fromTranslationRotationScale(trs, new Cesium.Matrix4());
const exhaust = new ParticleSystem({
image: "smoke.png",
startColor: Color.GRAY.withAlpha(0.7),
endColor: Color.TRANSPARENT,
emissionRate: 8,
speed: 2.0,
particleLife: 1.5,
imageSize: new Cartesian2(20, 20),
emitter: new CircleEmitter(0.5),
emitterModelMatrix: emitterModelMatrix,
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(exhaust);
viewer.scene.preUpdate.addEventListener((scene, time) => {
exhaust.modelMatrix = entity.computeModelMatrix(time, new Cesium.Matrix4());
});
Generate particle textures dynamically instead of loading image files.
function createCircleImage() {
const c = document.createElement("canvas");
c.width = c.height = 20;
const ctx = c.getContext("2d");
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(10, 10, 10, 0, Math.PI * 2);
name: cesiumjs-models-particles description: "CesiumJS models, glTF, and particle effects - Model, KHR_meshopt_compression, CAD glTF extensions, EdgeDisplayMode, ModelAnimation, ModelNode, ParticleSystem, emitters, GPM extensions. Use when loading compressed or CAD-style glTF/GLB models, controlling edge rendering, playing model animations, positioning particles, or working with geospatial positioning metadata."
---
name: cesiumjs-models-particles
description: "CesiumJS models, glTF, and particle effects - Model, KHR_meshopt_compression, CAD glTF extensions, EdgeDisplayMode, ModelAnimation, ModelNode, ParticleSystem, emitters, GPM extensions. Use when loading compressed or CAD-style glTF/GLB models, controlling edge rendering, playing model animations, positioning particles, or working with geospatial positioning metadata."
---
# CesiumJS Models, glTF & Particle Effects
Version baseline: CesiumJS v1.143.
## Quick Reference
| Class | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `Model` | Low-level glTF/GLB primitive; positioned via `modelMatrix` |
| `ModelAnimation` | Active animation instance on a model |
| `ModelAnimationCollection` | Collection at `model.activeAnimations` |
| `ModelNode` | Named node with modifiable transform |
| `ModelFeature` | Per-feature styling/picking for feature-ID models |
| `EdgeDisplayMode` | Controls draft glTF edge-visibility rendering on Model/Cesium3DTileset |
| `ParticleSystem` | Billboard-based particle manager (fire, smoke, rain) |
| `Particle` | Single particle with position, velocity, life |
| `ParticleBurst` | Scheduled burst of particles |
| `BoxEmitter` / `CircleEmitter` | Emit within box volume / flat disk |
| `ConeEmitter` / `SphereEmitter` | Emit from cone tip / within sphere |
The Entity API exposes models through `ModelGraphics` (see cesiumjs-entities). The Primitive API uses `Model.fromGltfAsync` for full control over `modelMatrix`, animations, and node transforms.
---
## Loading a glTF/GLB Model
Always use the async factory -- never call the constructor directly.
```js
import { Model, Cartesian3, Transforms, HeadingPitchRoll, Math as CesiumMath } from "cesium";
const model = await Model.fromGltfAsync({ url: "path/to/model.glb" });
viewer.scene.primitives.add(model);
```
CesiumJS 1.143 decodes `KHR_meshopt_compression` automatically, including the
v1 attribute codec and `COLOR` filter. Do not import a decoder or private loader
helper. When loading compressed glTF, CAD-style lines/points/edges, or
constant-LOD textures, read [REFERENCE.md](REFERENCE.md) for the complete
support and authoring matrix. The same loader behavior applies to glTF content
inside 3D Tiles.
### Positioned Model with Heading
```js
const position = Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-123.074, 44.050, 5000);
const hpr = new HeadingPitchRoll(CesiumMath.toRadians(135), 0, 0);
const model = await Model.fromGltfAsync({
url: "CesiumAir.glb",
modelMatrix: Transforms.headingPitchRollToFixedFrame(position, hpr),
minimumPixelSize: 128, // never smaller than 128 px on screen
maximumScale: 20000, // cap for minimumPixelSize enlargement
scale: 2.0, // uniform scale multiplier
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(model);
```
### Key `Model.fromGltfAsync` Options
| Option | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
| `url` | `string\|Resource` | required |
| `modelMatrix` | `Matrix4` | `IDENTITY` |
| `scale` | `number` | `1.0` |
| `minimumPixelSize` | `number` | `0.0` |
| `maximumScale` | `number` | -- |
| `show` | `boolean` | `true` |
| `color` / `colorBlendMode` / `colorBlendAmount` | `Color` / `ColorBlendMode` / `number` | -- / `HIGHLIGHT` / `0.5` |
| `edgeDisplayMode` | `EdgeDisplayMode` | `SURFACES_ONLY` |
| `silhouetteColor` / `silhouetteSize` | `Color` / `number` | `RED` / `0.0` |
| `shadows` | `ShadowMode` | `ENABLED` |
| `heightReference` | `HeightReference` | `NONE` |
| `customShader` | `CustomShader` | -- |
| `id` | `any` | -- |
| `allowPicking` | `boolean` | `true` |
---
## Readiness and Lifecycle
`fromGltfAsync` resolves once glTF JSON is parsed, but WebGL resources may still load. Wait for `readyEvent` before accessing animations, nodes, or `boundingSphere`.
```js
const model = await Model.fromGltfAsync({ url: "robot.glb" });
viewer.scene.primitives.add(model);
model.readyEvent.addEventListener(() => {
console.log("Bounding sphere:", model.boundingSphere);
});
```
```js
// Synchronous check
if (model.ready) { const bs = model.boundingSphere; }
```
---
## Animations
Managed through `model.activeAnimations` (`ModelAnimationCollection`).
### Play by Name / Play All
```js
model.readyEvent.addEventListener(() => {
// Single animation
const anim = model.activeAnimations.add({
name: "Walk", // glTF animation name
loop: Cesium.ModelAnimationLoop.REPEAT, // NONE | REPEAT | MIRRORED_REPEAT
multiplier: 1.0, // playback speed (must be > 0)
});
anim.start.addEventListener((m, a) => console.log(`Started: ${a.name}`));
// Or play all animations at once
model.activeAnimations.addAll({
loop: Cesium.ModelAnimationLoop.REPEAT,
multiplier: 0.5,
});
});
```
Additional `add` options: `index`, `reverse`, `startTime`, `stopTime`, `delay`, `removeOnStop`, `animationTime` (custom time callback).
### Animation Events
```js
animation.start.addEventListener((model, animation) => { });
animation.update.addEventListener((model, animation, time) => { });
animation.stop.addEventListener((model, animation) => { });
// Collection-level
model.activeAnimations.animationAdded.addEventListener((model, anim) => { });
```
```js
model.activeAnimations.remove(animation); // remove one
model.activeAnimations.removeAll(); // remove all
```
---
## Model Nodes
Override named node transforms for procedural animation (e.g., turret rotation).
```js
model.readyEvent.addEventListener(() => {
const node = model.getNode("Turret");
node.matrix = Cesium.Matrix4.fromScale(
new Cesium.Cartesian3(5.0, 1.0, 1.0), node.matrix
);
});
```
Properties: `name` (read-only), `id` (read-only index), `show` (boolean), `matrix` (Matrix4 -- set to `undefined` to restore original and re-enable glTF animations).
---
## Coloring, Silhouettes, and Feature Picking
```js
// Tint + silhouette
model.color = Cesium.Color.RED.withAlpha(0.5);
model.colorBlendMode = Cesium.ColorBlendMode.MIX;
model.colorBlendAmount = 0.5;
model.silhouetteColor = Cesium.Color.YELLOW;
model.silhouetteSize = 2.0;
```
### Edge Display Mode (Experimental, 1.142+)
For glTF assets using the draft `EXT_mesh_primitive_edge_visibility` extension,
`EdgeDisplayMode` controls whether extension-provided edges are hidden, composited
over surfaces, or rendered alone. Models without the extension are unaffected.
```js
import { EdgeDisplayMode, Model } from "cesium";
const model = await Model.fromGltfAsync({
url: "/models/cad-part.glb",
edgeDisplayMode: EdgeDisplayMode.SURFACES_AND_EDGES,
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(model);
model.edgeDisplayMode = EdgeDisplayMode.EDGES_ONLY; // CAD-style wireframe
model.edgeDisplayMode = EdgeDisplayMode.SURFACES_ONLY; // default
```
When a glTF has `EXT_mesh_features` or `EXT_structural_metadata`, picking returns a `ModelFeature`:
```js
const handler = new Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventHandler(viewer.scene.canvas);
handler.setInputAction((movement) => {
const picked = viewer.scene.pick(movement.endPosition);
if (picked instanceof Cesium.ModelFeature) {
picked.getPropertyIds().forEach((name) => {
console.log(`${name}: ${picked.getProperty(name)}`);
});
picked.color = Cesium.Color.YELLOW;
}
}, Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventType.MOUSE_MOVE);
```
---
## Height Reference
```js
// Primitive API -- scene is required for height reference
const model = await Model.fromGltfAsync({
url: "truck.glb",
heightReference: Cesium.HeightReference.CLAMP_TO_GROUND,
scene: viewer.scene,
});
// Entity API
viewer.entities.add({
position: Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-75.59, 40.03),
model: { uri: "truck.glb", heightReference: Cesium.HeightReference.CLAMP_TO_GROUND },
});
```
Values: `NONE`, `CLAMP_TO_GROUND`, `RELATIVE_TO_GROUND`, `CLAMP_TO_TERRAIN`, `RELATIVE_TO_TERRAIN`, `CLAMP_TO_3D_TILE`, `RELATIVE_TO_3D_TILE`.
---
## Particle Systems
`ParticleSystem` renders billboard-based effects. Position with `modelMatrix` (world) and `emitterModelMatrix` (local offset).
### Smoke Trail
```js
import { ParticleSystem, CircleEmitter, Color, Cartesian2, Transforms, Cartesian3 } from "cesium";
const smokeSystem = new ParticleSystem({
image: "smoke.png",
startColor: Color.LIGHTGRAY.withAlpha(0.7),
endColor: Color.WHITE.withAlpha(0.0),
startScale: 1.0,
endScale: 5.0,
emissionRate: 10,
minimumSpeed: 1.0,
maximumSpeed: 4.0,
minimumParticleLife: 1.2,
maximumParticleLife: 3.0,
imageSize: new Cartesian2(25, 25), // pixel size
emitter: new CircleEmitter(2.0), // radius in meters
modelMatrix: Transforms.eastNorthUpToFixedFrame(Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-75.157, 39.978)),
lifetime: 16.0,
loop: true,
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(smokeSystem);
```
### Emitter Types
```js
import { BoxEmitter, CircleEmitter, ConeEmitter, SphereEmitter } from "cesium";
new BoxEmitter(new Cesium.Cartesian3(10, 10, 10)); // 3D box, velocity outward
new CircleEmitter(2.0); // flat disk, velocity +Z
new ConeEmitter(Cesium.Math.toRadians(30)); // cone tip, velocity toward base
new SphereEmitter(5.0); // sphere, velocity radiates out
```
### Particle Bursts
```js
const firework = new ParticleSystem({
image: getParticleCanvas(),
startColor: Color.RED,
endColor: Color.RED.withAlpha(0.0),
particleLife: 1.0,
speed: 100.0,
imageSize: new Cartesian2(7, 7),
emissionRate: 0, // bursts only
emitter: new SphereEmitter(0.1),
bursts: [
new Cesium.ParticleBurst({ time: 0.0, minimum: 100, maximum: 200 }),
new Cesium.ParticleBurst({ time: 2.0, minimum: 50, maximum: 100 }),
new Cesium.ParticleBurst({ time: 4.0, minimum: 200, maximum: 300 }),
],
lifetime: 6.0,
loop: false,
modelMatrix: Transforms.eastNorthUpToFixedFrame(Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-75.597, 40.038)),
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(firework);
```
### Update Callback (Gravity / Wind)
The `updateCallback` runs per-particle per-frame for forces like gravity.
```js
const gravityScratch = new Cesium.Cartesian3();
function applyGravity(particle, dt) {
Cesium.Cartesian3.normalize(particle.position, gravityScratch);
Cesium.Cartesian3.multiplyByScalar(gravityScratch, -9.8 * dt, gravityScratch);
particle.velocity = Cesium.Cartesian3.add(particle.velocity, gravityScratch, particle.velocity);
}
const system = new ParticleSystem({
image: "smoke.png",
emissionRate: 20,
emitter: new ConeEmitter(Cesium.Math.toRadians(45)),
updateCallback: applyGravity,
modelMatrix: Transforms.eastNorthUpToFixedFrame(Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-105, 40, 1000)),
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(system);
```
---
## Attaching Particles to a Moving Model
Sync `modelMatrix` each frame via `scene.preUpdate`. Use `emitterModelMatrix` for a local offset (e.g., exhaust pipe).
```js
const entity = viewer.entities.add({
position: sampledPosition,
orientation: new Cesium.VelocityOrientationProperty(sampledPosition),
model: { uri: "truck.glb", minimumPixelSize: 64 },
});
// Local offset to exhaust pipe
const trs = new Cesium.TranslationRotationScale();
trs.translation = new Cesium.Cartesian3(-4.0, 0.0, 1.4);
const emitterModelMatrix = Cesium.Matrix4.fromTranslationRotationScale(trs, new Cesium.Matrix4());
const exhaust = new ParticleSystem({
image: "smoke.png",
startColor: Color.GRAY.withAlpha(0.7),
endColor: Color.TRANSPARENT,
emissionRate: 8,
speed: 2.0,
particleLife: 1.5,
imageSize: new Cartesian2(20, 20),
emitter: new CircleEmitter(0.5),
emitterModelMatrix: emitterModelMatrix,
});
viewer.scene.primitives.add(exhaust);
viewer.scene.preUpdate.addEventListener((scene, time) => {
exhaust.modelMatrix = entity.computeModelMatrix(time, new Cesium.Matrix4());
});
```
---
## Canvas-Based Particle Images
Generate particle textures dynamically instead of loading image files.
```js
function createCircleImage() {
const c = document.createElement("canvas");
c.width = c.height = 20;
const ctx = c.getContext("2d");
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(10, 10, 10, 0, Math.PI * 2);
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