# Visual Effects XML Examples<no value>
This page lists some examples of the [XML](../../devmode/editors/project-editor/file-formats/xml-files/) used to create Visual Effects in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. You can find more information about the different XML elements used in these examples from the following page:

-   [Visual Effects XML Properties](visual-effects-xml-properties/)

 

 

### Complete Effect - Contrail

The XML shown below is an example of a complete effect for creating aircraft contrails:

``` xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="AceXML" version="1,0">
    <Descr>AceXML Document</Descr>
    <WorldBase.Flight>
        <VisualEffect.VisualEffect InstanceId="{904EC2CE-F8DD-4480-99E7-B33F7CF6E114}">
            <Name>Contrails_RIBBON</Name>
            <EmitterList>
                <ObjectReference InstanceId="{1969C736-D184-484A-B845-44B2612397F4}" id="Emitter"/>
            </EmitterList>
        </VisualEffect.VisualEffect>
        <VisualEffect.Emitter InstanceId="{1969C736-D184-484A-B845-44B2612397F4}">
            <Capacity>1200.000</Capacity>
            <MaxDistanceEmission>60000.000</MaxDistanceEmission>
            <ParticleRate>{D0437518-8907-4DE5-9973-6C751C4BC39D}, 0.000000</ParticleRate>
            <ParticleRateType>Distance</ParticleRateType>
            <ParticleInit>
                <ObjectReference InstanceId="{29F1717C-8183-41E4-87D7-DFE3FB3C4317}" id="BlockParticleInit"/>
            </ParticleInit>
        </VisualEffect.Emitter>
        <VisualEffect.BlockParticleInit InstanceId="{29F1717C-8183-41E4-87D7-DFE3FB3C4317}">
            <ParticleLifetime>
                <FloatIn>{AD7743F6-3392-4C61-A95D-B4E041590642}, 0.000000</FloatIn>
            </ParticleLifetime>
            <ParticleUpdate>
                <ObjectReference InstanceId="{7E818355-22B4-4670-AFA9-D1E59A361D96}" id="BlockParticleUpdate"/>
            </ParticleUpdate>
            <ParticleVelocity>
                <Float3In>{74CDC4A1-0571-47B9-B598-201FBED37F76}, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000</Float3In>
            </ParticleVelocity>
        </VisualEffect.BlockParticleInit>
        <VisualEffect.BlockParticleUpdate InstanceId="{7E818355-22B4-4670-AFA9-D1E59A361D96}">
            <ParticleOutput>
                <ObjectReference InstanceId="{8F12BC9F-B7D8-484C-9569-F15A5DFB4E69}" id="Output"/>
            </ParticleOutput>
            <ParticleSize>
                <FloatIn>{18412C95-E4D0-485C-9D81-54A96E589634}, 0.000000</FloatIn>
            </ParticleSize>
        </VisualEffect.BlockParticleUpdate>
        <VisualEffect.Output InstanceId="{8F12BC9F-B7D8-484C-9569-F15A5DFB4E69}">
            <PrimitiveType>Ribbon</PrimitiveType>
            <Material>{003A712E-62CF-4F2C-A811-C5FC17ADCD1B}</Material>
            <ParticleColor>
                <ColorIn>{00336AC4-E654-4065-9BD5-40C56D61B91B}, 0, 0, 0, 0</ColorIn>
            </ParticleColor>
        </VisualEffect.Output>
        <VisualEffect.Float InstanceId="{CD314712-E9B9-4FAD-9E9D-D98E04CAE74D}">
            <OutputValue>{AD7743F6-3392-4C61-A95D-B4E041590642}</OutputValue>
            <x>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 40.000000</x>
        </VisualEffect.Float>
        <VisualEffect.Float InstanceId="{6BB10415-6322-4EE1-B153-58633549C2AC}">
            <OutputValue>{A4792B2E-2EEE-43A5-A8EC-3D1FE61BF2C0}</OutputValue>
            <x>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 70.000000</x>
        </VisualEffect.Float>
        <VisualEffect.GetBezierCurve InstanceId="{9C9E5B38-8779-4650-8C8D-5454CC468C45}">
            <OutputValue>{36D16B9D-B113-494B-A2B5-828AD9CCEBFE}</OutputValue>
            <FXTime>{8C887F59-DACC-489A-B250-33E32B46A720}, 0.000000</FXTime>
            <Curve>0.000,0.000,NAN,-0.004,0.064,0.007,0.003,NAN,0.080,0.463,-0.477,-0.475,0.928,-0.002,0.005,NAN</Curve>
        </VisualEffect.GetBezierCurve>
        <VisualEffect.Vector4 InstanceId="{003585A5-0316-42D8-BA53-E2445B78F9F0}">
            <OutputValue>{00336AC4-E654-4065-9BD5-40C56D61B91B}</OutputValue>
            <x>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 1.000000</x>
            <y>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 1.000000</y>
            <z>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 1.000000</z>
            <w>{D211B744-4AF4-4CA9-8360-E36F23B7AF2A}, 0.000000</w>
        </VisualEffect.Vector4>
        <VisualEffect.GetParticleAttribute InstanceId="{EA93FDED-2565-4894-A0D5-F7ECD57CFBC2}">
            <OutputValue>{8C887F59-DACC-489A-B250-33E32B46A720}</OutputValue>
            <ParticleAttributeType>AgeOverLifetime</ParticleAttributeType>
        </VisualEffect.GetParticleAttribute>
        <VisualEffect.MultiplyOperation InstanceId="{2DD24F31-0DE7-4979-A18A-DECB9CE61025}">
            <OutputValue>{18412C95-E4D0-485C-9D81-54A96E589634}</OutputValue>
            <xVariant>{A4792B2E-2EEE-43A5-A8EC-3D1FE61BF2C0}, 0.000000</xVariant>
            <yVariant>{6B9E95E6-6A4F-4455-BD3A-AC5393327F67}, 0.000000</yVariant>
        </VisualEffect.MultiplyOperation>
        <VisualEffect.GetBezierCurve InstanceId="{66FB59F4-86AD-4BED-8479-2B769BC120A2}">
            <OutputValue>{6B9E95E6-6A4F-4455-BD3A-AC5393327F67}</OutputValue>
            <FXTime>{8C887F59-DACC-489A-B250-33E32B46A720}, 0.000000</FXTime>
            <Curve>0.000,0.000,NAN,NAN,0.270,0.669,-0.217,0.146,0.949,1.000,NAN,NAN</Curve>
        </VisualEffect.GetBezierCurve>
        <VisualEffect.Clamp InstanceId="{8237A4D6-BF11-4A03-AE04-F6B0DC0E442C}">
            <OutputValue>{D211B744-4AF4-4CA9-8360-E36F23B7AF2A}</OutputValue>
            <x>{36D16B9D-B113-494B-A2B5-828AD9CCEBFE}, 0.000000</x>
            <z>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 1.000000</z>
        </VisualEffect.Clamp>
        <VisualEffect.Float InstanceId="{A1F92557-A7AF-4A28-A0F4-C6D3440ADE40}">
            <OutputValue>{D0437518-8907-4DE5-9973-6C751C4BC39D}</OutputValue>
            <x>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 0.010000</x>
        </VisualEffect.Float>
        <VisualEffect.WindDirection InstanceId="{40DAEBDC-4A69-4D9A-81A9-F6F2BE1A2CFE}">
            <OutputValue>{74CDC4A1-0571-47B9-B598-201FBED37F76}</OutputValue>
        </VisualEffect.WindDirection>
    </WorldBase.Flight>
</SimBase.Document>
```

 

 

### Emitter Example

The XML shown below is a simple example of the XML used to define a single **Emitter Block**. Note that each effect can have one or more emitters in it:

``` xml
<VisualEffect.Emitter InstanceId="{5224AC6B-B1C7-4566-97C2-1C1261E8249B}">
    <EmitInLocalSpace>False</EmitInLocalSpace>
    <Capacity>32.000</Capacity>
    <ParticleRate>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 8.000000</ParticleRate>
    <ParticleRateType>Time</ParticleRateType>
    <TimeEmission>-1</TimeEmission>
    <Delay>0.000</Delay>
    <MaxDistanceEmission>2000.000</MaxDistanceEmission>
    <ParticleInit>
        <ObjectReference InstanceId="{6EA84586-C0F4-4665-BC76-41F4A0C44830}" id="BlockParticleInit"/>
    </ParticleInit>
</VisualEffect.Emitter>
```

 

 

### StaticMesh Example

The XML shown below is a simple example of the XML used to define a single `<VisualEffect.StaticMesh>` block. This example shows the basic block as it would generally be used:

``` xml
<VisualEffect.StaticMesh InstanceId="{B6537934-100D-4F1F-A05E-2E433F3A3567}">
    <StaticMeshPosition>{FF97CF94-B89A-4E0D-8EEF-FDDB4C7274F3}, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000</StaticMeshPosition>
    <StaticMeshRotation>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, -90.000000, 55.000000, 90.000000</StaticMeshRotation>
    <StaticMeshScale>{D3514CD6-6F70-4BB2-80B6-BACC0CC788BD}, 1.000000</StaticMeshScale>
    <Material>{DE37F56D-442C-45AB-A325-4572668CE135}</Material>
    <Mesh>{58F995B0-49DE-40FD-B839-881844D30EAD}</Mesh>
</VisualEffect.StaticMesh>
```

 

This next example shows how the block XML would look if the block was using a Heat Deform material type:

``` xml
<VisualEffect.StaticMesh InstanceId="{B6537934-100D-4F1F-A05E-2E433F3A3567}">
    <StaticMeshPosition>{FF97CF94-B89A-4E0D-8EEF-FDDB4C7274F3}, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000</StaticMeshPosition>
    <StaticMeshRotation>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, -90.000000, 55.000000, 90.000000</StaticMeshRotation>
    <StaticMeshScale>{D3514CD6-6F70-4BB2-80B6-BACC0CC788BD}, 1.000000</StaticMeshScale>
    <Material>{DE37F56D-442C-45AB-A325-4572668CE135}</Material>
    <Mesh>{58F995B0-49DE-40FD-B839-881844D30EAD}</Mesh>
    <HeatDeformDeformation>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 2.500000, 1.750000</HeatDeformDeformation>
    <HeatDeformBlur>{CDA63B57-19F0-4EA6-974B-46320C5B2FFD}, 1.000000</HeatDeformBlur>
</VisualEffect.StaticMesh>
```

 

This final example shows how the block XML would look if it was using an Afterburner material type:

``` xml
<VisualEffect.StaticMesh InstanceId="{B6537934-100D-4F1F-A05E-2E433F3A3567}">
    <StaticMeshPosition>{FF97CF94-B89A-4E0D-8EEF-FDDB4C7274F3}, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000</StaticMeshPosition>
    <StaticMeshRotation>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, -90.000000, 55.000000, 90.000000</StaticMeshRotation>
    <StaticMeshScale>{D3514CD6-6F70-4BB2-80B6-BACC0CC788BD}, 1.000000</StaticMeshScale>
    <Material>{DE37F56D-442C-45AB-A325-4572668CE135}</Material>
    <Mesh>{58F995B0-49DE-40FD-B839-881844D30EAD}</Mesh>
    <AfterburnerPower>{79EE1094-52FF-432F-9F6E-D1680A85D4A7}, 1</AfterburnerPower>
    <AfterburnerColor1>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 255, 189, 35, 255</AfterburnerColor1>
    <AfterburnerColor2>{6EA84586-C0F4-4665-BC76-41F4A0C44835}, 1, 1, 1, 1</AfterburnerColor2>
</VisualEffect.StaticMesh>
```

 

 

### Node Examples

Below you can find examples of several different [VFX Node Graph](../../devmode/editors/vfx-editor/nodes/vfx-node-graph/) **Nodes** that can be used to create your effects:

 

##### GetInstanceAttribute

``` xml
<VisualEffect.GetInstanceAttribute InstanceId="{D66FCBC3-F90F-4656-B035-ABBFAB668285}">
    <InstanceAttributeType>ContactPoint</InstanceAttributeType>
    <OutputValue>{8BC8B1C5-7526-4590-A1F7-00C34D808B1D}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.GetInstanceAttribute>
```

 

##### GetParticleAttribute

``` xml
<VisualEffect.GetParticleAttribute InstanceId="{D3514CD6-6F70-4BB2-80B6-BACC0CC788BD}">
    <AttributeType>id</AttributeType>
    <OutputValue>{F3C8CF62-2A01-49DC-A37C-D163127FBAF8}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.GetParticleAttribute>
```

 

##### GetGroundAttribute

``` xml
<VisualEffect.GetGroundAttribute InstanceId="{D3514CD6-6F70-4BB2-80B6-BACC0CC788BD}">
    <GroundAttributeType>id</GroundAttributeType>
    <OutputValue>{F3C8CF62-2A01-49DC-A37C-D163127FBAF8}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.GetParticleAttribute>
```

 

##### EmitterDirection

``` xml
<VisualEffect.EmitterDirection InstanceId="{76DC2083-8540-4E4D-9CE6-89DD90A4D515}">
    <EmitterDirectionType>Y+</EmitterDirectionType>
    <OutputValue>{345A9153-2AEE-43F0-BDB9-79FC6843D4DE}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.EmitterDirection>
```

 

##### WindDirection

``` xml
<VisualEffect.WindDirection InstanceId="{5DD2B2EB-6B86-46F5-A6CA-64167E88B341}">
    <OutputValue>{0B254A32-8810-4155-B54F-BAFEE3D49087}</OutputValue>
    <WindDirOptions>Normalized</WindDirOptions>
</VisualEffect.WindDirection>
```

 

##### AtlasPlayer

``` xml
<VisualEffect.AtlasPlayer InstanceId="{6ED18A4E-DC3A-4E35-B603-063DD2ED38D6}">
    <OutputValue>{1D93AF87-FE17-4C35-8990-02EA1A04CD79}</OutputValue>
    <FrameRate>0.5</FrameRate>
</VisualEffect.AtlasPlayer>
```

 

##### GravityVector

``` xml
<VisualEffect.GravityVector InstanceId="{CDA63B57-19F0-4EA6-974B-46320C5B2FFD}">
    <GravityScale>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 9.807</GravityScale>
    <OutputValue>{318F7504-B393-45C7-822D-6A38AD1234DC}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.GravityVector>
```

 

##### SimVar

``` xml
<VisualEffect.GetSimVar InstanceId="{7D466461-9070-425F-80A1-C74758EBC0A8}">
    <SimvarType>PROP RPM</SimvarType>
    <Unit>rpm</Unit>
    <OutputValue>{BF0416C8-B9F4-4A63-ACA7-5E0485121C85}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.GetSimVar>
```

 

##### Lerp

``` xml
<VisualEffect.Lerp InstanceId="{CB4A180B-ECA3-45F1-9923-A045F1C87651}">
    <xVariant>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 1.000000</xVariant>
    <yVariant>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 8.000000</yVariant>
    <FXTime>{1384B3BB-7654-4F27-A43D-8974A16F7877}, 0.000000</FXTime>
    <OutputValue>{D5F4EB80-1472-4E95-BB8F-85B7B0946E50}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.Lerp>
```

 

##### Clamp

``` xml
<VisualEffect.Clamp InstanceId="{6435E809-249F-4B88-B0F6-64ADF48C29FD}">
    <y>{D5F4EB80-1472-4E95-BB8F-85B7B0946E50}, 0.000000</x>
    <z>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 1.000000</z>
    <OutputValue>{BE50390B-EE5A-4BB1-9FB9-92BE3FE259DD}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.Clamp>
```

 

##### SampleNoise

``` xml
<VisualEffect.SampleNoise InstanceId="{D66FCBC3-F90F-4656-B035-ABBFAB668285}">
    <NoiseType>Perlin</NoiseType>
    <Coordinate3D>{BDE8E9FF-2B79-41B5-9B9E-10C18D62233F}, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000</Coordinate3D>
    <OutputValue>{48AE9ED8-6ACB-4D81-99A7-2A3B95C15621}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.SampleNoise>
```

 

##### Add

``` xml
<VisualEffect.AddOperation InstanceId="{FF97CF94-B89A-4E0D-8EEF-FDDB4C7274F3}">
    <xVariant>{1977EAE1-4E78-4DC0-838E-0EC8B53D060C}, 0.000000</xVariant>
    <yVariant>{318F7504-B393-45C7-822D-6A38AD1234DC}, 0.000000</yVariant>
    <OutputValue>{FE672E1C-6FBC-40AE-B93D-3770BE2C2063}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.AddOperation>
```

 

##### Subtract

``` xml
<VisualEffect.SubtractOperation InstanceId="{1D93AF87-FE17-4C35-8990-02EA1A04CD79}">
    <xVariant>{7E68323C-E75D-4F5B-988E-65DD4956F6BA}, 0.000000</xVariant>
    <yVariant>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 10.000000</yVariant>
    <OutputValue>{BF0416C8-B9F4-4A63-ACA7-5E0485121C85}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.SubtractOperation>
```

 

##### Multiply

``` xml
<VisualEffect.MultiplyOperation InstanceId="{6ED18A4E-DC3A-4E35-B603-063DD2ED38D6}">
    <xVariant>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 360.000000</xVariant>
    <yVariant>{0133478C-8AE6-41CD-808C-CE9B9DB2B7B0}, 0.000000</yVariant>
    <OutputValue>{EF88A2B9-C49D-4CCB-BF6A-B36DAF92A8FB}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.MultiplyOperation>
```

 

##### Divide

``` xml
<VisualEffect.DivideOperation InstanceId="{6ED18A4E-DC3A-4E35-B603-063FF286AB2}">
    <xVariant>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 100.000000</xVariant>
    <yVariant>{0133478C-8AE6-41CD-808C-CE9B9DB2B7B0}, 0.000000</yVariant>
    <OutputValue>{318F7504-B393-45C7-822D-6A38AD1234DC}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.DivideOperation>
```

 

##### Pow

``` xml
<VisualEffect.PowOperation InstanceId="{748DA266-4169-41F6-B992-D9AE68DD75A5}">
    <xVariant>{48AE9ED8-6ACB-4D81-99A7-2A3B95C15621}, 0.000000</xVariant>
    <yVariant>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 2.000000</yVariant>
    <OutputValue>{D07180F4-B796-4A5E-BEE9-FBF5264C9BB7}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.PowOperation>
```

 

##### Float

``` xml
<VisualEffect.Float InstanceId="{E1962601-AEC6-483E-A854-757EFF5F05FB}">
    <x>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 4.000000</x>
    <OutputValue>{FC379BDD-69EF-4D09-A912-749D3AB6BB19}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.Float>
```

 

##### Vector2, Vector3, Vector4

``` xml
<VisualEffect.Vector4 InstanceId="{8BC8B1C5-7526-4590-A1F7-00C34D808B1D}">
    <x>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 1.000000</x>
    <y>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 1.000000</y>
    <z>{4BD2FC23-9D73-4B9B-AE35-FCEA22AED562}, 0.000000</z> 
    <w>{BF0416C8-B9F4-4A63-ACA7-5E0485121C85}, 0.000000</w> 
    <OutputValue>{480EC47F-EEF0-4F86-B37B-A3F89071D651}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.Vector4>
```

 

##### RandomValue

``` xml
<VisualEffect.RandomValue InstanceId="{2D6917D8-67FC-4C8E-8A1C-70AC4C848687}">
    <MinRandValue>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, -0.500000</MinRandValue>
    <MaxRandValue>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 0.500000</MaxRandValue>
    <RandSeed>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 512.000000</RandSeed>
    <RandIndex>{F3C8CF62-2A01-49DC-A37C-D163127FBAF8}, 0.000000</RandIndex>
    <OutputValue>{0133478C-8AE6-41CD-808C-CE9B9DB2B7B0}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.RandomValue>
```

 

##### BezierCurve

``` xml
<VisualEffect.GetBezierCurve InstanceId="{1D93AF87-FE17-4C35-8990-02EA1A04CD79}">
    <FXTime>{1384B3BB-7654-4F27-A43D-8974A16F7877}, 0.000000</FXTime>
    <Curve>-0.006,0.006,NAN,NAN,0.300,0.200,NAN,NAN,0.500,1.000,NAN,NAN,0.992,0.006,NAN,NAN</Curve>
    <CurveLoop>False</CurveLoop>
    <OutputValue>{4BD2FC23-9D73-4B9B-AE35-FCEA22AED562}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.GetBezierCurve>
```

 

##### Split

``` xml
<VisualEffect.Split InstanceId="{1D93AF87-FE17-4C35-8990-02EA1A04CD79}">
    <x>{1384B3BB-7654-4F27-A43D-8974A16F7877}, 0.000000</x>
    <outX>{12059FE5-853E-484C-86ED-8A0C133C57D5}</outX>
    <outY>{7E25EBBB-C2CE-44CD-A204-207B69E4E63D}</outY>
    <outZ>{44029057-D51B-4127-99A1-2E3BEBCB2E1D}</outZ>
    <outW>{61129D10-CD9C-48D9-93C1-806168D342DC}</outW>
</VisualEffect.Split>
```

 

##### ColorSpaceConversion

``` xml
<VisualEffect.ColorSpaceConversion InstanceId="{D94666A6-07C6-4F51-B5BC-D7DF19AA9D76}">
    <ColorIn>{F5042066-327A-4D22-A211-ABCF0D6AE5D7}, 0, 0, 0, 0</ColorIn>
    <ToColorSpace>HSV</ToColorSpace>
    <OutputValue>{C38AC2FD-5169-49C0-948F-36B919BE88B7}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.ColorSpaceConversion>
```

 

##### Color

``` xml
<VisualEffect.Color InstanceId="{D94666A6-07C6-4F51-B5BC-D7DF19AA9D76}">
    <ColorIn>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 255, 0, 0, 172</ColorIn>
    <OutputValue>{C38AC2FD-5169-49C0-948F-36B919BE88B7}</OutputValue>
</VisualEffect.Color>
```

 

##### GraphParameter

``` xml
<VisualEffect.GraphParameter InstanceId="{1D599EA5-FDEC-4D4F-A9E6-B8017B041D7F}">
    <OutputValue>{1CA5F84C-1B1A-4145-A639-91115DF309B4}</OutputValue>
    <GraphParamName>MyTestParam</GraphParamName>
    <GraphParamDefaultValue>{4BC009C0-1C6A-41BF-AB15-7ACA0C30E626}, 0.000000</GraphParamDefaultValue>
</VisualEffect.GraphParameter>
```

 

##### LocalDirection

``` xml
<VisualEffect.LocalDirection InstanceId="{1D599EA5-FDEC-4D4F-A9E6-B8017B041D7F}">
    <OutputValue>{1CA5F84C-1B1A-4145-A639-91115DF309B4}</OutputValue>
    <x>{12059FE5-853E-484C-86ED-8A0C133C57D5}, 0.000000</x>
    <y>{7E25EBBB-C2CE-44CD-A204-207B69E4E63D}, 0.000000</y>
    <z>{44029057-D51B-4127-99A1-2E3BEBCB2E1D}, 0.000000</z>
</VisualEffect.LocalDirection>
```

 

##### GroundDirection

``` xml
<VisualEffect.GroundDirection InstanceId="{8B6F45C2-D1DC-457C-B7C2-E1D6B6BAAA2A}">
    <OutputValue>{AE727D37-5679-4946-80AD-D17E3F78A505}</OutputValue>
    <x>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 0.000000</x>
    <y>{C38AC2FD-5169-49C0-948F-36B919BE88B7}, 0.000000</y>
    <z>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 0.000000</z>
</VisualEffect.GroundDirection>
```

 

##### SetScale

``` xml
<VisualEffect.SetScale InstanceId="{AACFD121-50A0-49CC-9FB1-88740CF3E01F}">
    <OutputValue>{6F536269-8DC0-4E78-8A3C-CD924589F7D9}</OutputValue>
    <xVariant>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 100.000000</xVariant>
    <FXScale>{BF0416C8-B9F4-4A63-ACA7-5E0485121C85}, 1.000000</FXScale>
</VisualEffect.SetScale>
```

 

##### RandomDirectionInCone

``` xml
<VisualEffect.RandomDirectionInCone InstanceId="{4D8155A1-366C-4252-B9E1-21FB812DB341}">
    <OutputValue>{E3255540-F64D-4A52-B8D6-B4E3878FE050}</OutputValue>
    <InputPitch>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 45.000000</InputPitch>
    <InputHeading>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 180.000000</InputHeading>
    <InnerAngle>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 30.000000</InnerAngle>
    <OuterAngle>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 60.000000</OuterAngle>
    <RandSeed>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 5000000.000000</RandSeed>
    <RandIndex>{1DE5D7A0-C5E1-4599-B74F-158A74A59C6E}, 0.000000</RandIndex>
</VisualEffect.RandomDirectionInCone>
```

 

##### Abs

``` xml
<VisualEffect.Abs InstanceId="{DC0E2A16-206B-481E-8999-215AA598DB12}">
    <OutputValue>{7D655D56-AA26-4145-A02C-A8A06230DF88}</OutputValue>
    <x>{C43810E5-90A9-4203-8CF0-FE26018CB9B3}, 0.000000</x>
</VisualEffect.Abs>
```

 

##### Cos

``` xml
<VisualEffect.Cos InstanceId="{05066C70-BA61-4035-8431-EDDA18B41542}">
    <OutputValue>{08A23F6A-7FEE-49C9-B441-EA47D640372B}</OutputValue>
    <x>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, 1.25</x>
    <AngleInputUnit>RADIANS</AngleInputUnit>
</VisualEffect.Cos>
```

 

##### Sin

``` xml
<VisualEffect.Sin InstanceId="{88AB7824-AC1A-465E-8115-3DFF98961F0B}">
   <OutputValue>{0FF51FB9-E210-4895-9F8D-808D49D86383}</OutputValue>
   <x>{C43810E5-90A9-4203-8CF0-FE26018CB9B3}, 0.000000</x>
   <AngleInputUnit>DEGREES</AngleInputUnit>
</VisualEffect.Sin>
```

 

### Model Behavior Example

The example below is a complete example of a Visual Effect that has been added into a SimObject `<Behaviors>`. The effect is set to always spawn, but will choose one of two different effects depending on whether the aircraft is on grass or concrete:

``` xml
<Component ID="#MyFXSpawner#">
    <Parameter type="Override">
        <FX_GUID>{7E68323C-E75D-4F5B-988E-65DD4956F6BA}</FX_GUID>
        <FX_CONTACT_POINT_ID>2</FX_CONTACT_POINT_ID>
        <FX_OFFSET_X>0.0</FX_OFFSET_X>
        <FX_OFFSET_Y>1.0</FX_OFFSET_Y>
        <FX_OFFSET_Z>0.0</FX_OFFSET_Z>
        <FX_ROTATION_OFFSET_P>90.0</FX_ROTATION_OFFSET_P>
        <FX_ROTATION_OFFSET_B>0.0</FX_ROTATION_OFFSET_B>
        <FX_ROTATION_OFFSET_H>0.0</FX_ROTATION_OFFSET_H>
    </Parameter>
    <Component ID="#MyFirstUniqueSpawningRuleID#" Node="#MyFabulousAndShinyNodeName#">
        <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_FX">
            <FX_CODE>1 0 gt;</FX_CODE>
            <SURFACE_TYPE_0>CONCRETE</SURFACE_TYPE_0>
            <FX_SURFACE_TYPE_GUID_0>{B115D24C-2385-4DEC-85A0-040CED485481}</FX_SURFACE_TYPE_GUID_0>
        </UseTemplate>
    </Component>
</Component>
```

For a more complete explanation of how this works, please see the section [Using Visual Effects](visual-effects/#UsingVFX).

 

#### Example Using Graph Parameters

You can define multiple different parameters using the `<FX_GRAPH_PARAM_N>` element within the model behaviors XML, where *`N`* starts at zero and increments by 1 for each additional parameter. This element takes two values separated by a comma:

``` xml
<FX_GRAPH_PARAM_N><param_name>, <param_rpn/value></FX_GRAPH_PARAM_N>
```

You give the name of the parameter that you are defining - which is what will be used in the VFX node - and then give a value or some [Reverse Polish Notation](../../programming-apis/reverse-polish-notation/) code. Any code given will be evaluated every frame that the particle exists when the node is used as part of the [Update](../../devmode/editors/vfx-editor/nodes/update/) block node tree.

 

The model behavior example below is defining some additional "custom" parameters that can be used by the `<VisualEffect.GraphParameter>` element (the [GraphParameter](../../devmode/editors/vfx-editor/nodes/graphparameter/) node):

``` xml
<Component ID="TEST_FX_GRAPH_PARAM">
    <Parameters Type="Override">
        <FX_GUID>{3CECB9DE-EDAD-4625-ABE4-F62B1EBCE9B6}</FX_GUID>
        <FX_CODE>(A:PLANE ALT ABOVE GROUND, Feet) 300 &lt;</FX_CODE>
        <FX_GRAPH_PARAM_0>red, (L:GraphParamRed) (A:GROUND VELOCITY, knots) 80 / *</FX_GRAPH_PARAM_0>
        <FX_GRAPH_PARAM_1>green, (L:GraphParamGreen) (A:PLANE ALT ABOVE GROUND, feet) 300 / *</FX_GRAPH_PARAM_1>
        <FX_GRAPH_PARAM_2>blue, (L:GraphParamBlue) (A:GEAR IS ON GROUND:1, bool) *</FX_GRAPH_PARAM_2>
        <FX_GRAPH_PARAM_3>alpha, (L:GraphParamAlpha) (A:GEAR IS ON GROUND:0, bool) *</FX_GRAPH_PARAM_3>
    </Parameters>
    <Component ID="FX_GRAPH_PARAM_0" Node="__NO_NODE__">
        <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_FX">
            <FX_CONTACT_POINT_ID>0</FX_CONTACT_POINT_ID>
        </UseTemplate>
        <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_FX">
            <FX_CONTACT_POINT_ID>1</FX_CONTACT_POINT_ID>
        </UseTemplate>
        <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_FX">
            <FX_CONTACT_POINT_ID>2</FX_CONTACT_POINT_ID>
        </UseTemplate>
    </Component>
</Component>
```