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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: tzaar on June 27, 2025, 03:34:33 pm
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Hi!
Is there a way to have segments retain their original orientation and not follow the spline?
I want to evenly distribute a sequence of objects along a spline, but keep them all facing the same direction in the world. Is this possible?
It's a bunch of products that need to be facing the camera or at a slight art-directable angle, and I want to use RC instead of Max's array modifier because I want to have an art-directable sequence of separate objects and also shape of the spline. RC seems ideal except for the rotation!
I think I can do it with forest pack and a spline, but editing the sequence is messier and I can't get it to do a long random sequence at the part that is furthest away from the camera (loads of products vanishing into DoF/off-camera)
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Hi,
The RailClone plug-in builds the array based on the coordinates of the spline used. However, depending on your specific scenario, you might find the solution that uses the XSplineXDirection attribute - shared in the 'Object Facing the Same Direction (https://forum.itoosoft.com/railclone-lite/object-facing-the-same-direction/msg38954/#msg38954)' thread - helpful. I hope that helps.
Best regards,