You don't want to work with extracted edge curves ? On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 1:44 AM, Ed Manning <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think there might be something in Eric Mootz's emTools that does > alignment to edges? > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 7:22 PM, Morten Bartholdy <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I am tinkering with a simple method for creating a cityscape in ICE using >> scatter tools. Julien Carmagnac SiScatter does most of what I need with >> insetting instances from edges and even scattering, but I am missing one >> important functionality. I need to be able to align the x or z axis of the >> instances to the tangent of the closest border edge, and then add a little >> randomization to the y rotations. I have looked deep into the compounds >> and >> tried different ways to get the edge tangent, but alas my ICE skills come >> up >> short here. Any scattering tool would do I guess - Milan Vaseks Scatter >> Tools or >> even simple nonsimulated emissions, but I need this extra alignment >> method. I >> tried Juliens Generate instance on Curve too, but it requires edge curves >> to be >> selected and extracted, plus it seems the instances seem to be flipped >> 180 deg >> on the y-axis between isntances without any way to control it. >> >> I have attached a screenshot showing a simple test where the A example is >> what I >> need, and B is what I get with Generate instance on Curve. >> >> Any ideas on this will be much appreciated. >> >> Best >> Morten >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >
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