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From: ED JAKOBER <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: ParticleClone and PointPlane for Intel
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>>PRTLCLON.P will cause an object in the selected foreground layer(s) to be
>>cloned to locations corresponding to points appearing in the selected
>>background layer(s).
>
>While an interesting tool, it would seem unnecessary.
>
>Modeler trick #275:
>
>While the points you will be using to control cloning are in the foreground
>layer, select the point that will be the origin. Then select the remainder
>of the points (in any order) and hit <ctl> p to create a curve. If this
>curve is not the only thing in this layer, then copy it to its own layer.
>Now place the source object (in the other layer) so that it is centered on
>the origin point you selected. With the object in thne foreground and the
>curve in the background, select rail clone. Use uniform knots with a clone
<SNIP>

Great tip!

Now.... run PointSpread.lwm create 300 or 400 random points
and replace them with a geometric shape, using this technique. :)

Later,
     Ed
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