If you don't want to use curve (and curve tangent), I made this, but you need then to subdivide your edges to get good result. It calculate a "tangent" stored per point on the polygonal object. Then your Pointcloud get the closest location and take that tangent data and aligns vector.
On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Olivier Jeannel <facialdel...@gmail.com> wrote: > You don't want to work with extracted edge curves ? > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 1:44 AM, Ed Manning <etmth...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think there might be something in Eric Mootz's emTools that does >> alignment to edges? >> >> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 7:22 PM, Morten Bartholdy <x...@colorshopvfx.dk> >> wrote: >> >>> I am tinkering with a simple method for creating a cityscape in ICE using >>> scatter tools. Julien Carmagnac SiScatter does most of what I need with >>> insetting instances from edges and even scattering, but I am missing one >>> important functionality. I need to be able to align the x or z axis of >>> the >>> instances to the tangent of the closest border edge, and then add a >>> little >>> randomization to the y rotations. I have looked deep into the compounds >>> and >>> tried different ways to get the edge tangent, but alas my ICE skills >>> come up >>> short here. Any scattering tool would do I guess - Milan Vaseks Scatter >>> Tools or >>> even simple nonsimulated emissions, but I need this extra alignment >>> method. I >>> tried Juliens Generate instance on Curve too, but it requires edge >>> curves to be >>> selected and extracted, plus it seems the instances seem to be flipped >>> 180 deg >>> on the y-axis between isntances without any way to control it. >>> >>> I have attached a screenshot showing a simple test where the A example >>> is what I >>> need, and B is what I get with Generate instance on Curve. >>> >>> Any ideas on this will be much appreciated. >>> >>> Best >>> Morten >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>> >> >> >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> > >
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