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5.
Use the Duplicates spinner to specify the
number of duplicates. (This is not necessary
ifyou’reusingtheAllVertices,AllEdge
Midpoints or All Face Centers distribution
methods.)
6. Choose a dist ribution method in the Scatter
Object rollout > Distribute Object Parameters
group under Distribute Using.
7. Optionally, adjust the Transform spinners to
randomly tr ansform the duplicates.
8. If the display is too slow, or the meshes too
complicated, consider choosing Proxy on the
Display rollout or decreasing the percentage of
displayed duplicates by reducing the Display
percentage.
Mostofthespinnervaluesareanimatable,soyou
can animate things like the number of duplicates,
their transformations, and so on.
Scatter objects (the grass) with a high number of duplicates
Interfa ce
Pick Distribution Object rollout
Contains the options for selecting a distribution
object.
Object—Displaysthenameofthedistribution
object selected with the Pick button.
Pick Distribution Object—Click this button, then
clickanobjectinthescenetospecifyitasa
distribution object.
Ref erence/Copy/Move/Ins tan ce—Lets you specify
how the distribution object is transferred to the
scatter object. It can be transferred either as a
reference (page 3–1002),acopy,aninstance (page
3–957), or moved, in which case the original shape
is not left behind.