3ds max - random drop/scatter.

Rick Stirling

Does anyone know of a way to randomly drop/scatter objects in 3ds max?

I just want to populate my dom war base with some debris, and placig it by hand is a pain. Ideally I'd just create a half dozen objects, and 'pour' them over my base.

Rob Galanakis

Maybe turning them into rigid bodies, instancing, and placing them interactively with physics?

Eric Chadwick

Many scripts for this.
http://www.scriptspot.com/search/node/scatter

Advanced Painter is probably the best.
http://www.scriptspot.com/search/node/advanced+painter

Blur's Planter script is good at the "drop" part, when you already have a bunch of objects floating above a surface.
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/planter
Plus the Blur pack has a _ton_ of useful scripts.

rooster

'advanced painter' maxscript? that has a random scatter function
edit: doh beaten to it

Rick Stirling

Ta folks, I'll give them all a go
really trying to get this done on time - everything is nearly there, but it's Aileens birthday this weekend, so I've got Monday (minus a full day at work) to try and get it complete.

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sprunghunt

it might not be what you wanted but there is always the scatter object. It's under compound objects in the create objects menu