We can make the placers aim to target object or curve. And when place agents from this place node, all agents can aim to some object or curve initially.
aim to curve layout
Instructions
- Whether the placers aim to object or curve, the target must be a curve.
So please first create a curve in the Maya scene.
create curve node
- Then, fFirst select the place node and second select the curve, click Miarmy > Placement > Attach Aim Target Curve to establish the relationshipe between them
- System will switch the place type to "aim type" automatically.
That stands for all placers will aim to curve node translate. Move around the curve node and check the result.
aim to object target
- If we need to switch the placement layout aim to curve shape, we need to manually switch the aim type to curveShape
aim type
- The transformation of curve have to be frozen, freeze the curve by Maya > Modify > Freeze Transformation
freeze the curve transformation
- Then the only method of changing the curve position and shape is directly modify the control points of it, because its transformation is frozen. We can notice all the placers in the place node will "look at" the curve
adjust control points in "curve shape" mode