Subsitute Pfx Tubes With Geometry?

[porchb-hhmi-org]

I think there might be an easy way to do this but I haven't found it. I want to replace pfx tubes with instanced geometry. is this possible? i've converted pfx to poly but can't seem to swap out the brush shape for the geometry I want to use. any ideas?

[duncanbrinsmead]

I have a script I've been working on that lets you replace leaves and such with instances, using follicle nodes to get the positions of the pfx to poly. However my guess is that you really want to use the geometry paint script instead of paint effects. This lets you paint instances of your own geometry on an object and can track deformation in the shape of that object as well. If desired you could also edit the script for your own custom behaviors.
"Geometry paint" is a mel script (you need to download bonus tools I believe) that is run using the "paint scripts tool".

Duncan

[dryo]

That sounds awesome, Duncan!

[porchb-hhmi-org]

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I have a script I've been working on that lets you replace leaves and such with instances, using follicle nodes to get the positions of the pfx to poly. However my guess is that you really want to use the geometry paint script instead of paint effects. This lets you paint instances of your own geometry on an object and can track deformation in the shape of that object as well. If desired you could also edit the script for your own custom behaviors.
"Geometry paint" is a mel script (you need to download bonus tools I believe) that is run using the "paint scripts tool".

Duncan

Thanks for the suggestion Duncan. I'll give that a try. I would, however, be interested in giving your other script a whirl if it's available.