Polygon Zone Trigger
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The Polygon Zone trigger enables to start or stop a behavior by returning true when the position of the root bone of an Entity is contained in a polygon zone (the polygon zone being represented by a Maya polygon) or a group of polygons.
Creation
- Behavior Editor / Trigger Library:
- Golaem Menu: Crowd Triggers / Triggers / CrowdTri PolygonZone Node
- MEL command: glmCrowdTriPolygonZoneCmd;
Configuration
A Polygon Zone Trigger defines the following specific attributes. For common attributes see Trigger Common Attributes.
Polygon Zone Attributes
In Polygons | Link to the Maya polygon or a group of Maya polygons to check as a zone. |
2d/3d |
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Meshes are Deformable | If the polygon zone will be deformed from frame to frame, enable this option, else let it disable for better performance. |
Ignore Hidden Meshes | If enabled, linked Maya meshes will not be taken into account. |
Advanced Attributes
Max Raycast Distance | Maximum distance (in crowd units) at which a polygon should be detected for the zone detection |