Hi
I got some particles moving along a path using a CREEP POP.
Used a TRAIL SOP to compute the velocity of the particles and appended
a POINT SOP to instance geometry onto the particles.
For some reason, can't get the instanced geometry to orient to the particles direction of motion.
In the POINT SOP I tried both: ADD VELOCITY ($VX, $VY and $VZ) and
ADD NORMAL ($VX, $VY and $VZ). Dunno what I'm doing wrong :?
Any ideas?
Orienting Instances to Particles Moving Along a Path
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Peter Quint has a Leaves Instancing tutorial that begins with a detailed discussion about orienting instances which may prove useful to you
http://vimeo.com/17309337 [vimeo.com]
http://vimeo.com/17309337 [vimeo.com]
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furball
Hi
I got some particles moving along a path using a CREEP POP.
Used a TRAIL SOP to compute the velocity of the particles and appended
a POINT SOP to instance geometry onto the particles.
For some reason, can't get the instanced geometry to orient to the particles direction of motion.
In the POINT SOP I tried both: ADD VELOCITY ($VX, $VY and $VZ) and
ADD NORMAL ($VX, $VY and $VZ). Dunno what I'm doing wrong :?
Any ideas?
maybe you are missing the UP vector or something similar which does what UP usually does .
.cheers
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