CURVE POPULATE
A tool to scatter curves onto geometry
  • Last updated: V.12.05
NOTE: Please have the geometry UV laid out in 1001 UV space!
Input Mesh:
Prior to scattering, please select a geometry and click 'set' into the input box.

Scatter Method:
UV:
  • A geometry need to be 'set'. Please use the 'Set' button to define a mesh.
  • ​Use the UV of the defined geometry for scattering. The larger the UV shell is, the denser the curves. Please ensure there's no overlapping UVs.
  • UV must be in 1001 space.
Vertices
  • ​Please select vertices for curves to populate onto.
  • A geometry need to be 'set'. Please use the 'Set' button to define a mesh. This is for orientation purpose.
Source Curves:
Custom:
  • ​Randomly sample curves added to the list and scatter onto defined geometry.
Straight:
  • ​Scatter onto defined geometry with straight curves only.
Scatter Parameters:
UV Scatter Mode:
  • Density:
    • Each sampled curve will be placed randomly on the mesh.
  • Spacing:
    • ​Each sampled curve will be placed based on the geometry's UV placement. 
Scale Multiplier:
  • Multiplier for curve sale.
Density: ('Density' UV Scatter Mode Only)
  • Number of curves to be randomly placed. Note, the number of curves should be treated as approximate.

​Spacing: ('Spacing' UV Scatter Mode Only)
  • Controls the 'density' of scattered curves. Lower values will decrease the spacing between curves, yielding more curves (slower processing time). 
  • Start with a high number, and lower this value in increments to avoid long processing time.
  • To speed up process, consider scattering multiple time with higher 'Spacing' values to create iterations or 'layers' of curves instead of one full dense pass. Use the 'Random-Spacing' slider to create random placements.
Random - Scale:
  • Randomize the scale of scattered curves.  This is a multiplier to the 'Scale' slider. A value of 0.500 in Random-Scale will multiply curves randomly between range of 50% ~ 100% of their set scale value.
Random - Spacing: ('Spacing' UV Scatter Mode Only)
  • Randomize the spacing between curves, for uniform rows and columns, keep this at 0. The higher the value, the more randomly spaced out the curves scatter will be.
Random - Rotation:
  • Randomizes the rotation of each curves.
Scatter:
  • Populate curves onto defined mesh/vertices.