modifying the script...

Submitted by utkarsh on Wed, 2008-11-12 02:12

please modify this script to be used on a spherical object on the basis of its normals . right now the nails are forming in a single direction. i have attached the JPEG of the desired output.
need it urgently!!!
thanks

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hammer.ms1.2 KB
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Submitted by Anton Berg on Wed, 2008-11-12 15:21.

This sets the direction of

This sets the direction of the nails so it follows the vertex normals. But i does this only once while creating the nails. It does not apply the rotation as a scripted controller... if you want that, then it works a bit different.

by the way is it a special need that makes you use the scripted controller? is the surface animated... else it would probably be easier (for 3dsmax to calculate) to just link/parent the nails to the surface. But it is cool and very useful with position controllers when animating the surface ;-)

I have attached a script that just links the nails... also.

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utility nailsurface Automatic Hammer v02.ms 1.34 KB
utility nailsurface Automatic Hammer - link script v03.ms 1.39 KB

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