Manual Modules MoGraph Clone Tools Linear Clone Tool
Linear Clone Tool Options Tool PlacementPlacement
All three Clone Tools have a “Placement” tab. The settings in this tab are used to define the plane on which the cloning will occur, in accordance with where the mouse was clicked. The following placement options are available:
- Distance From Camera: The clones will be arranged onto a plane perpendicular to the point of view of the camera and run through the world coordinate system origin.
- Auto Plane: The clones will be arranged onto a visible plane. This plane is oriented according to the world coordinate system and thus facing the camera as frontally as possible. This ensures a quick and easy placement of clones on one of the three main planes.
- Object Surface: If an object is placed into the “Target Object” field, the start and end clones will always lie on this object (when using the Radial Clone Tool, this will apply to the center of the radius). This is a very practical feature when spanning rows of clones between points on an object.