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Turning on Clones makes the Select Objects To Transform button unavailable.
The object to clone and cloning parameters must be specified on the
Clone
panel
on page 4824.
Compute Positions/Rotations/Scales Any options in this column that are
turned on when you click the Scatter button cause the respective transforms
to be applied to the current selection (see Select Objects To Transform, below)
according to the settings in the
Position panel on page 4826, Rotation panel on
page 4829, and
Scale panel on page 4832.
Inc(rement) Seed Positions/Rotations/Scales Any options in this column
that are turned on cause the respective Rand Seed settings to be incremented
by 1 each time you click the Scatter button.
Use this option to experiment with various randomized transform
combinations for your clones.
Select Objects to Transform Lets you designate objects to be affected by
clicking the Scatter button.
Clicking this button opens a version of the Select dialog that's unique to Scatter
Objects functionality. If you've performed one or more cloning operations
during the current session, the results of the most recent cloning are selected
by default, including the original cloned object. For example, if you created
10 clones, 11 objects are selected. You can use the Select dialog to alter or
replace this selection.
NOTE The results of the most recent cloning operation remain selected even if
you close and later reopen the Scatter Objects dialog.
Scatter Performs any cloning and/or transforms that are turned on.
OK Retains all changes and closes the dialog.
Cancel Forgets any changes and closes the dialog.
Random Placement Difficulty Dialog
This dialog appears when the software encounters difficulty placing cloned
objects without overlapping using the
Scatter Objects dialog on page 4823. The
dialog text tells you how many attempts the software has made to place a
specific object, and asks you if you want to try again.
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