Particle Emitters

Sorry to be such a bother, but I have another query. In my latest animation, when a weapon is stuck into the ground I would like to have some dust particles come up from where it landed. Also when the weapon is picked back up I would like some dust to fall from the tip of the weapon. How would I go about doing this?

Sidenote: I have not been able to find a decent particle emitter tutorial anywhere, maybe it would be a good idea for anyone who really understands them to make a tutorial? Im sure it would be much appreciated.

I'm using 3DsMax 5 of course.

for this you'll have to add a particle emitter and bind it to a gravity space warp...not sure how much of this you understand...eh, I think I'll make a video tutorial about this.

I'm looking forward to it.

Just bumping the thread, just in case anyone was willing to help me with this, I'd really like to finish up this one animation so I can do others.

no need for double post, so stop doing that in the future. I'm realy busy, you know; making a short tutorial about this is among the last of my priorities.

Sorry, my mistake.

Try playing around with the emitters, and read the art tools.

The key attribute is speed. +ive speed makes particles rise into the air. Try a negative speed value and fiddle with cone and spurt.