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🔴[Store, Membership, and Socials]🔴 https://linktr.ee/arghanionprime 🔗Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/arghanionspuzzlebox In this Unreal Engine Niagara tutorial, I show you how to use custom static meshes as particle generators so you can create far more art-directed particle effects in UE5. Instead of being limited to default shapes like spheres, cylinders, or simple built-in options, this method lets you drive particle placement and particle updates from virtually any static mesh shape you want. This is a powerful workflow for creating custom visual effects, controlled particle formations, stylized motion, and more advanced Niagara systems inside Unreal Engine 5. The tutorial is beginner friendly, but it also includes deeper insight for more experienced users who want more control over how particles are spawned and updated in 3D space. In the video, I go through the core setup step by step, explain how the system works, and show how to build the logic using Niagara and a Scratch Pad module. By the end, you will understand how to use static mesh data to shape and control your particle system in a much more flexible way. This technique is especially useful for: custom particle shapes mesh-based particle spawning art-directed Niagara effects stylized VFX in Unreal Engine 5 advanced Niagara workflows using Scratch Pad modules If you want more Unreal Engine 5 tutorials covering Niagara, materials, shaders, lighting, environments, and VFX workflows, make sure to subscribe. 💢You want to Support the Channel and get AWESOME Assets? Check out: https://www.thepixellab.net/vdb/ref/51/ 💢Get the Cloud Forge here: https://www.fab.com/listings/944f23a3-d94e-4212-a0f2-454114c6d0f3 💢Get World Forge here: https://www.fab.com/listings/d1aed8d1-58c9-4ba3-ad9b-ab037a55df2b 💢Get Surface Forge here: https://www.fab.com/listings/9d27e228-5ee3-4bb5-a4a2-87ba386cb53a 🔗Discord Support: https://discord.gg/tyKJYwnutr 🔴 Subscribe for more free YouTube tips: https://www.youtube.com/c/ArghanionsPuzzlebox2021?sub_confirmation=1 #UnrealEngine #UE5 #Niagara #NiagaraTutorial #VFX #GameDev 00:00 Intro 01:37 Example Application 05:16 Initial Setup 09:58 Scratchpad Setup 22:18 Using the system 28:01 Outro