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  • Bend Deformer and Cloner Object Problem

    Posted by Karl Erickson on July 25, 2020 at 5:30 pm

    Can anyone help me figure out what is happening here?
    I am new to C4D.
    I want to create an animation of a dancing alien flower. I have one layer of petals made with a cloner. When I add a bend deformer to the whole flower group, it blows apart the cloned petal layers. If I try to use a connect object on the petals, it seems to negate the cloner.
    Here is the flower file: https://rhodes.box.com/s/ysfv7yy97kcq6scqkbajpxcjm6avrcnx

    Here is a screen shot:

    Thank you.

    Karl Erickson replied 5 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
  • 2 Replies
  • Brian Jones

    July 25, 2020 at 8:45 pm

    Change the Outside Petals cloner Object/Instance Mode to Instance from Render Instance. One of the limitations of the render instance is that is does not respond to deformers.

  • Karl Erickson

    July 25, 2020 at 9:02 pm

    Good gravy, thank you. I was pulling my hair out.

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