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Inter face
Gr id to seek —Set the target grid by clicking
the button (initially labeled “None”) and then
selecting the grid. Thereafter, the grid’s name
appears on the button.
Method group
Determines whether delegate direction as
influenced by the behavior is calculated by an
angularmethodoraforcemethod. Default=Angle.
Angle—Applies a force to the delegate based on the
angle b etween the delegate’s cur rent direct ion and
the direction it would need to take in order to be
moving directly toward the target.
The magnitude of the force is g reatest when the
delegate is moving away from the target, and needs
to turn around. It can be as little as 0 when the
delegate is directly approaching the target.
Force—Always applies a force directly towards the
target. The magnitude of the force is constant.
Direction group
Determines whether the grid attracts from its
positive-axis side, its negative-axis side, or both.
To determine which is the positive-axis side, select
the grid, and then set the reference coordinate
system to L ocal (the default system is View). Lo ok
at the grid in a viewp ort and check the direct ion
of the Z-axis arrow. This arrow determines the
positive-axis direction. The opposite direction is
the negative-axis direction.
Posi ti ve A x is —The grid attracts only from the
positive-axis side.
Negati ve A x is —The g r id attracts only from the
negative-axis side.
Both Axes—The g r id attracts from both sides.
Distance group
Use the distance settings to activate the Wal l S eek
behavior only when the delegates are within a
specific distance from the target. The relative
strength of the b ehavior increases from 0 percent
attheouterdistanceto100percentattheinner
distance.
Use Dis ta nce—When on, the behavior applies only
to delegates closer to the target than the Outer
Distance value. Default=on.
Inner Distance—Thedistancefromthetarget
at which the force is applied at full strength.
Default=0.0.
Outer Dis ta nce—Thedistancefromthetargetat
which the force begins to be applied. Default=10.0.