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1. Maya. Bonus tools - randomize transform issue.

   

   

   Topic by Kligan · Dec 2025 · Home› Technical Talk

   Hi! I'm making a cactus, and I need to randomly rotate the "needles" around local Y axis: However, to my disappointed I found out that maya's bonus tool randomize transform only works in global coordinates. I also tried to to use alt+click on Y axis rotation in channel editor to enter "r(0,360)", but it also didn't work,…

2. Re: Maya. Bonus tools - randomize transform issue.

   

   Reply by Eric Chadwick · Dec 2025 · Home› Technical Talk

   The AI overview has some ideas, not sure it accurate but maybe worth digging in to see? https://www.google.com/search?q=maya+rotate+random+local

3. Re: Maya. Bonus tools - randomize transform issue.

   

   

   Reply by Kligan · Dec 2025 · Home› Technical Talk

   Here's a video to better explain what I mean. I can rotate all the objects around local Y axis with manipulator. But I can't do it with bonus tool randomize transform or through channel editor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEGczGHqIw