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Making Cloner Object a Child of Subdivision Surface breaks Shader Switch Applied to Cloner Object
 
gonza045
Posted: 02 December 2022 02:01 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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Making the cloner object a child of various effectors/objects also breaks the shader switch node as well. Does anyone have a workaround or different way of doing this to avoid this?

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Dr. Sassi
Posted: 02 December 2022 06:22 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Hi gonza045

Place the Subdivision Surface object above the clone, not above the Cloner. In this way, the clone is subdivided once; bit if it sits above the Cloner, the complete result will be generated newly with new a new multiplied mesh (way more calculations) while also causing the trouble you mentioned.

However, I would suggest not using the SDS and perhaps going with the RS Object Tag> Geometry.

Both options are here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sqrhjrgfeqgfjyu/CV3_2023_drs_22_RSss_01-11.zip?dl=0

If you have a question, please share a project file so I can see your exact setup; please share it reduced to the problem. Thank you.

All the best

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