# ParticleEmitterShape

## Overview

ParticleEmitterShape is an Enum that defines the shape of a particle emitter to control the shape of the particle emission region.

This is used in the Shape property of ParticleEmitter and specifies the shape of the region from which particles are emitted.

## Items

| Name     | Value | Description                                                         |
| -------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Box      | 0     | Emits particles within a rectangular box-shaped region.             |
| Sphere   | 1     | Emits particles within a sphere-shaped region or on its surface.    |
| Cylinder | 2     | Emits particles within a cylinder-shaped region or on its surface.  |
| Disc     | 3     | Emits particles within a flat disc-shaped region or along its edge. |

## See also

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[ParticleEmitter](/development/api-reference/classes/particleemitter.md)
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