Description
Creates polygonal arrays with instances projected into the surface of the target object
Usage
-Click the “Apply on Surface” button to place the array on another objects face, this will also parent it to the object and assign that object as the target to align the instances to it.
-With the array selected, go to the modifiers tab to select the collection of object that will get instanced in the array.
Parameters
▼ ARRAY
Instances Collection: The collection where the objects to be instanced are
Target Object: Select the object where the array will be placed (This allows the particles projection, the alignment to the target face normals and the auto center on target face)
Project From: The distance from which the instances are projected, if some of the particles are below the target surface you may need to increase this value.
Projection Distance: The distance instances will look for surface to be projected into. If a face is further away than this value, those particles won’t be projected and will be removed.
Project: Toggles between preview and projected states
Auto-center: The center of the array will be aligned to the target face center automatically, deactivate for manual placing.
Radius: The radius of the array
Resolution: The resolution is the number of sides the polygon has
Density: The amount of instances per side (a resolution of 3 and a density of 10 will give you a 3 sided polygonal array with 30 instances)
Rotations: It basically opens the shape of the polygon creating an arc, a circle with a Rotations value of 0.5 will result in a semi-circular arc
Array Translation: move the array (same as doing it manually) it can help to make minor adjustments in the position. This is overridden when Auto-center is active, but it still moves the origin of the array so you may unintentionally target another face for the Auto-center.
Array Rotation: Rotates the array around the local Z axis
▼ RECTANGLE
This shape doesn’t fit with all the other polygons so it has it’s separate set of parameters
Activate: Switches from any other polygon to Rectangle
X Size: Size on X axis
Y Size: Size on Y axis
X Density: Amount of instances on X axis sides
Y Density: Amount of instances on Y axis sides
Set Y Relative to X: When active Y Density is overridden and calculated proportionally to X Density (While active you just have to adjust 1 value to manage density, deactivate to make manual adjustments)
▼ INSTANCES
Align Rotation to Target: While active the instances Z axis is aligned to closest face normal, deactivate if you need the instances rotation unaltered.
Order by (index/random): When the Instances Collection has multiple objects, this will control the order. Unchecked will pick objects by index, checked will pick instances at random.
Scale: The scale of the instances
Scale Jitter: Increases the difference in scale of the instances
Rotation X: Rotates instances on local X axis
Random: When active it will rotate the instances on local X axis using “Rotation X” as the maximum possible rotation.
Rotation Y: Rotates instances on local Y axis
Random: When active it will rotate the instances on local Y axis using “Rotation Y” as the maximum possible rotation.
Rotation Z: Rotates instances on local Z axis
Random: When active it will rotate the instances on local Z axis using “Rotation Z” as the maximum possible rotation.
Missing Instances: A factor to increasingly and randomly remove instances
Seed: Gives different results using the same parameters
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