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Procedures
To use the Seek behavior:
1 Select the crowd helper and access the Modify panel.
2 In the Setup rollout > Behaviors group, click New. Choose Seek Behavior
from the pop-up list.
The Seek Behavior rollout appears below the Setup rollout.
3
In the Seek Behavior rollout on page 4883, click None to add one seek
object, or click Multiple Selection to designate more than one object for
the delegates to seek.
4 Change the default settings as desired.
To use the Wall Seek behavior:
1 On the Create panel, click Helpers, and click Grid. Create a grid in the
scene.
TIP For best results, do not use Mirror to copy a grid to be used with
behaviors. Use Shift+Clone instead.
2 Move and rotate the grid to position it.
TIP The Wall Seek behavior attracts delegates to the grid in the direction of
grid's local Z axis. With the grid still selected, use the Local coordinate system
to see the direction of the Z axis in viewports; the axis arrow points in the
direction of the positive Z axis. Checking the Z-axis direction will speed the
process of setting up the behavior.
3 Select the crowd object, and add a Wall Seek behavior.
4 In the Wall Seek Behavior rollout, click None, and pick the grid.
5 Choose Positive Axis to cause the delegates to be attracted to the Z-axis
side of the grid. You can also choose Negative Axis to atrract delegates
to the opposite side of the grid, or Both to attract them to both sides.
6 If you want delegates to be attracted to the grid only when they are within
a specified area in front of the grid (rather than when they are anywhere
in the scene), turn on Use Distance. Use the Inner Distance and Outer
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