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Why Arithmetic2 does not create a random number on render every time?
« Last Edit: November 23, 2025, 04:12:09 pm by square »

Michal Karmazín

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Re: Why Arithmetic2 does not create a random number on render every time?
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2025, 11:20:08 am »
Hi,

This value is not expected to change. The randomInt(a, b) function returns an integer in the range [a, b] based on the Random Seed defined in the General rollout. As with the Random Parameter, if the Random Seed remains constant, the result of this calculation will also remain unchanged. Thank you for your understanding.

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Re: Why Arithmetic2 does not create a random number on render every time?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2025, 10:36:06 am »
Is there a setting in RailClone to change this behavior, when you want to get random results each time you press the Render button?

Michal Karmazín

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Re: Why Arithmetic2 does not create a random number on render every time?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2025, 12:34:46 pm »
Well, as mentioned previously, the goal is to maintain consistent results. If you prefer to get random outcomes, you can modify the General > Random Seed value, which is also accessible via Maxscript ($.seed), so you could run a short Pre-Render script to randomly change it every time.

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Re: Why Arithmetic2 does not create a random number on render every time?
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2025, 02:47:04 pm »
Thank you, I will do it like that.