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# ParticleEmitterShapeStyle

## Overview

ParticleEmitterShapeStyle is an Enum that defines the shape style used by a particle emitter for emission.

This is used in the ShapeStyle property of ParticleEmitter and determines whether particles are emitted throughout the volume or only from the surface of the shape.

## Items

| Name    | Value | Description                                                 |
| ------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Volume  | 0     | Emits particles throughout the volume of the emitter shape. |
| Surface | 1     | Emits particles only from the surface of the emitter shape. |

## See also

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