Using Mograph clones in AE

[mikeh64]

this thread might help:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=47&t=376643&highlight=clone+hierarchy

pre-anders supplies a set-up to get clone position info over to AE - there are a few versions of the set-up so read the whole thread

[rsquires]

Perfect.

I am using a Matrix set to 3 x 3 x 1. This has a couple of effectors attached to give random position and movement to the points. This is then aligned to a spline and taken on a journey along it. I then use the Tracer on this Matrix object to see the trajectory of the points which gives me a good idea of the shape that the matrices are tracing. I have then made an xpresso function that takes a set of 9 light objects called Motion Path 1 thru 9 and attaches these objects using a data node to each of the Matrices on the Matrix object. I simply change the count in each data instance to which point I want the light attached to and send the points Global Matrix to the lights Gobal Matrix. So the Tracer is really only used for visualisation of the arcs I am trying to create.

I shall then export this to after effects and set up my particular light trails there. I am not sure about Motion Paths as yet but I am sure it won't take me too long to work this part out


Thanks for the link

all the best

rich

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