# How to Create Interactive Sand Particles in 3D - Spline Advanced | Feature Deep Dive - Spline Academy (https://spline.design/academy/tutorials/how-to-create-interactive-sand-particles-in-3d)

> Hello everyone! ⏳ In this video, you will learn how to create a sand-like texture using the 3d particle system and how to have the sand follow your cursor…

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# How to Create Interactive Sand Particles in 3D

Lesson 11 of 17Spline 3DIntermediate11 min

Hello everyone! ⏳ In this video, you will learn how to create a sand-like texture using the 3d particle system and how to have the sand follow your cursor using Spline. Plus walk through the exporting process from Spline onto a website using Framer.

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Framer Template: <https://the-growth.framer.website/>

Learn more About Particles <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRhLWE%5FcXkc>

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## What you’ll learn

1. [0:00Intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS%5FEJGDYN-g&t=0s)
2. [0:22What Are Particles?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS%5FEJGDYN-g&t=22s)
3. [0:54Creating a Sphere](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS%5FEJGDYN-g&t=54s)
4. [2:01Adding a Collider (Particle Force)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS%5FEJGDYN-g&t=121s)
5. [2:51Creating Sand Particles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS%5FEJGDYN-g&t=171s)
6. [7:53Making the Particle Follow Your Cursor (Follow Event)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS%5FEJGDYN-g&t=473s)
7. [8:36Exporting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS%5FEJGDYN-g&t=516s)
8. [9:21Embedding into Framer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS%5FEJGDYN-g&t=561s)

## Related resources

- [Sand ParticlesTemplate](https://app.spline.design/academy/tutorials/how-to-create-interactive-sand-particles-in-3d?redirect-duplicate-template-uuid=170b2edb-5758-4d52-94c8-efc40408db7a&is-2d-file=false)
- [ParticlesDocument](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/particles)
- [Follow EventDocument](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/follow-event)

## Overview

- Spline 3D
- 11 min
- Intermediate

## Up next

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