# Particles

### Configure the special particle location bone

Open your `.iaentitymodel` model file with **Blockbench**.\
Create a new bone, it can have any name.

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Rightclick on the bone and select "**Bone Config**"

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Check the "**Locator**" option and press "**Confirm**".

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Switch to "**Animate**" view.

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Select one of your animations.

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Select the magic wand icon "**Animate Effects**"

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Click on the **+** icon near "**Particle**" effect type to create a new particle keyframe.

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Edit the values on the "**Keyframe**" panel.

* Name: name of the particle, use the ingame Minecraft particle name.
* Bone (locator): is the name of the bone created in the first part of this tutorial. It will be the location of the particle.
* Speed: speed of the particle emission.
* Count: amount of emitted particles.
* XYZ delta: specifies the dimensions (in number of blocks) for each dimension of the particle effect, with **x y z** in the center. Each coordinate specifies the number of blocks from the center that the particles will appear. You can set decimal numbers.\\

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## Done