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RailClone => RailClone Lite => Topic started by: Julius on June 07, 2024, 11:48:02 am

Title: Object facing the same direction
Post by: Julius on June 07, 2024, 11:48:02 am

Hi guys,

I would like to have some objects following two different lines (X and Y) but always facing the same direction (e.g. only the Y direction).

Here is what I did with a super simple Railclone: Linear 1S, Spline and segment. The object is always fancing perpendicular to the line, but what I need is that the object doesn´t move its direction regardless of the spline direction. Is this even possible?



Thank you all in advance.

Title: Re: Object facing the same direction
Post by: Michal Karmazín on June 07, 2024, 12:55:30 pm

Hi,

You can rotate the entire RailClone object and adjust the Transform > Fixed > Rotation accordingly.

I hope that helps.

Best regards,

Title: Re: Object facing the same direction
Post by: Julius on June 07, 2024, 01:04:32 pm

I tried what you suggested but they are always facing diferent directions. Maybe I didn´t get what you mean exactly.

Title: Re: Object facing the same direction
Post by: Michal Karmazín on June 07, 2024, 03:13:19 pm

Matching splines in different directions can be tricky. Please find attached a sample scene (240607_XSplineXDirectionSampleScene_iToo.max) that demonstrates a possible style setup using an expression that evaluates the XSplineXDirection attribute. I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Title: Re: Object facing the same direction
Post by: Julius on June 07, 2024, 03:52:22 pm

You are a lifesaver! I don´t think I could get to this solution by myself. Thank you so much!