The Bring To Operator is similar to the Position Follow Operator; however, this operator “brings” or forces a particle into a defined position and rotation. The target can be any position in space, and the alignment can also be derived from any reference object (a node helper) or an absolute value.

ON - (Bool) This input data stream determines whether the operator is considered 'on' or 'off'. You can connect other operators to this input channel, such as a Bool Helper, to activate/deactivate the whole operator.

Time - (Time) This input data stream is used to define the local time for the operator when the user wants to override the default system time.

Particle - (Particle) This input data stream reads in the currently selected particle group that is to be brought to the target. The data stream MUST be connected and will be highlighted yellow if it is not.

Position - (Position) This input data stream defines the Bring To target position. The particle should land on this position (or near this point).

Alignment - (Alignment) This input data stream tells the particle how to align as it arrives at this position in space.

Frames - (Frame) This input data stream is used to override the In Frames spinner value.

Type - (Integer) Sets the BringTo method that should be used, 0 Old Style and 1 New Style.

Soft Start - (Scalar) Is used to feed in a Soft Start value for the BringTo effect (see description below).

Smooth Sticking - (Scalar) Used to feed in a Smooth Sticking value for the BringTo effect.

Evaluated Frames - Outputs the current (local time) frame that is evaluated by the BringTo effect.

Evaluated Relative - Outputs the evaluation timing as a value between 0-1, 0 being the start of the BringTo effect and 1 being the end of the BringTo effect.

In Frames - This spinner sets how long in frames the particles will take to reach the input position in space. The particles will move freely less and less as the time (frame) proceeds. Once the particle has reached the Bring To position and alignment, space warps will no longer affect them.

Old Style - Choose this option to use the “old” BringTo method as it was introduced in TP 2.5.

New Style - When checked, the new BringTo method will be used (as described below).

Soft Start - Defines how strong the BringTo (drag to the target position) effect should be applied in the beginning. The bigger this number, the less the BringTo effect (drag to the position) will be present in the starting phase. A value of 0 will apply the BringTo effect to the particles immediately. Default Value is 1.0.

Smooth Sticking - Slows down the approach to the target position (BringTo effect) of the particles. The larger the value, the slower the particles will approach the target positions.