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  • Cloner with Spline Dynamics keeps flipping around

    Posted by Ryan Paterson on May 28, 2012 at 5:49 pm

    I’m cloning some polygons along a dynamic spline, everything is working fine but the cloner keeps flipping on its axis randomly, I’m assuming this has to do with the spline dynamics doing something weird.

    I turned off “align clone” but then I dont get the same natural look. Is there another way?

    Brian Jones replied 13 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Brian Jones

    May 29, 2012 at 12:08 am

    the dreaded ‘gimbal lock’ a problem for all 3d, as the aligned clones go though the axis they flip to keep mathematical orientation. The only way out is a Rail Spline I think. Make a copy of the dynamic spline and move it a bit away from the spline your clones are on and the clones will face the rail spline.

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