# After effects question, reg. particles

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-effects-question-reg-particles/102496>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 24, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-effects-question-reg-particles/102496 "2004-02-24T13:28:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![eilsoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc348/32.png) [@eilsoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eilsoe)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-effects-question-reg-particles/102496/1 "2004-02-24T13:28:49Z")

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Is there a way to make particles emit from an object?

imagine 2 doors slamming together (2 old doors), then having a narrow object placed right in the middle of those doors emit particles all over and out to all sides to simulate dust or something… 🙂

I can’t figure it out… the MUST be a way…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-effects-question-reg-particles/102496/2 "2004-02-25T17:10:03Z")

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Hehe I played with that snow tut a lot to; try taking random pics for displacement; snow gets crazeh…