stevesideas Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I have some plants animated growing where flowers appear at the end. I have 5 instances of the same growfx plant. They are using randmom direction modifier in direction window. At the end of the animation I need all flowers to orient to one and the same direction. How do I do this ? I've tried vector direction using a target point but this does not work. Just to add that I need the change in direction to be animated. Any help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduard Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Hi, I wonder why vector direction does not work? Maybe you did something wrong. If possible, please send me your model, I'll try to fix it... In this example you can see how it can be solved: Max file: Sunflowers_1.max (GrowFX ver: 1.9.7) Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesideas Posted June 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 What I need is for all the flowers to animate normally (and randomly), facing different directions. I then need them to animate to face the same direction...I don't want them to all face the same direction from the start. Edit: So basically an animated transition from random direction (at the end of the growth animation) to a single direction (as if all facing the sun for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduard Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 You can create an Affect from the Trunk->Parameter: Length to the Trunk->Vector_dir_01->Strength. See my example: Sunflowers_2.max I also created growth animation for the trunk length from 100 to 600mm. And the flowers turn to the sun within trunk length from 400 to 600mm, see the Source parameter range values in the Affects rollout. That is, when the trunk length is less than 400mm, the flowers will be directed to random directions. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austingrd Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Hi Steve, I was just curios if you were able to do this already. I'd love to check your preview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesideas Posted July 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 I did when I used the same growfx system. I think previously I was using different systems and that was the reason it wasn't working. The project is still live so can't show anything yet. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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