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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: LB2304 on December 19, 2013, 11:00:14 PM

Title: problem with segments - objects get sliced
Post by: LB2304 on December 19, 2013, 11:00:14 PM

I am trying the latest version of railclone to place cars on a path using the books tutorial.  I wanted to have random vehicles parked on spline objects but even with padding some vehicles are getting sliced.  Is there a way to get it so that the cars don't get chopped off or overlap each other?

Here is a sample of the scene with the vehicles on a path using railclone
I am using Max Design 2014 and Railclone 2.1.6

Title: Re: problem with segments - objects get sliced
Post by: Paul Roberts on December 20, 2013, 10:28:36 AM

Hi,

The slicing is caused by the Bevel mode found in the Generator's Properties->Rules->Corner settings. These settings control the slicing behaviour of segments when they bridge a corner (defined by a vertex of particular type) on the spline. To prevent this from occurring simply set the Bevel Mode to None and the segments will follow the path without being sliced.

(http://snag.gy/6ACeh.jpg)

I've also noticed you are randomly selecting an empty segment. If this is to add the occasional empty parking space you may need to add a padding value. When an empty segment with no padding is added to the sequence it stops anything from appearing after it.

Hope that helps,

Many thanks,

Paul

Title: Re: problem with segments - objects get sliced
Post by: LB2304 on December 20, 2013, 04:29:00 PM

fantastic!  Thanks Paul, I will try that out.  Much appreciated :)