Plugin Simple Scatter

Install

After download the plugin simple copy the file simple_scatter.hxt in your hxt directory from your A:M installation .
The plugin was originally only meant as faciltation of work for me and lays therefore by far no claim on completeness or accuracy, however it is freeware.Contact address for bug reports,suggestions, thank saying :-) and so one am@sgross.com

Description

With this plugin you can place a number of copies from one model on a target model. the imported models are randomly placed on the model or group where the plugin is started from .
To start the plugin select a model or one of his groups in a chor , then RMB->Plugins->Simple Scatter .
This plugin works only correct, if you start them from the frontview (Alt-2)

Gui

Target
the target model
Model to import
which model should be imported
Number of copies
how many we import this model .
The imported models are randomly placed in the boundingbox from the selected target model/group.
It can be that lesser models where imported, when the boundingboxes from the imported models are colliding while randomly placed
Rotate
If the desired checkbox is activated , then the model will be randomly rotated in the value range
Scale
If the desired checkbox is activated , then the model will be randomly scaled in the value range

Here a example, where you can see also a problem when using the plugin Download the projectfile
scatter
In this project first the palm trees are placed on the group area3 , after this the cacteen are placed on group area2 . While there are two palm trees in area2, the cacteen cannot reach the ground and now sitting in the top of the palm trees :-), The same problem occurs if you had a terrain and the "ground" is still in the chor . If the terrain in the Y-axis lower the ground , the models are placed on the ground.

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