Empty Settings

Empties have a special usage in XPlane2Blender. Having no mesh and no material, they are a fast and easy way to group and animate other Blender Objects. Post 3.5, they are also the way to specify special types of objects, such as particle emitters. Being a Blender Object, they share all the characteristics with what is covered [here]('35_object_settings.md').
XPlane2Blender Settings
Empty Special Type
Type
Use
None
No special usage
Particle Emitter
Empties location and rotation will be used to emit particles in X-Plane
Sound Emitter
A planned but unimplemented feature to set X-Plane sound emitters
Magnet
Defines where on a yoke the VR tablet can be attached
Particle Emitter Settings
Emitter Name - A name from a .pss file that will be reference by the OBJ Emitter Index - The index of that Emitter Name to use, if there is one. Leave as 0 if not specified.
Magnet Settings
Debug Name - The human readable name shown for debugging purposes Magnet Type - Must be one or both of "xpad" or "flashlight"

>= v3.5

Layer Settings

Last modified 3yr ago

Type	Use
`None`	No special usage
`Particle Emitter`	Empties location and rotation will be used to emit particles in X-Plane
`Sound Emitter`	A planned but unimplemented feature to set X-Plane sound emitters
`Magnet`	Defines where on a yoke the VR tablet can be attached