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    Does anyone have issues with the MoGraph Tracer? I have one tracing some clones and it's spazing out big time. the trails are going ahead of the clones sometimes but not others. If I add things to the scene, that's when it usually freaks out. I can't even imagine what's wrong other than it just being another C4D bug. Is there a workaround?

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    • yeah it's shitJulesvm
    • x-particles has a much better tracerJulesvm
    • also try caching your mograph setupJulesvm
    • Good advice regarding cache. I'm actually sending a scene file to Maxon because I blame them so often for their inconsistent software.CyBrainX
    • I tried x-particles and found that harder to control. I've been stuck on this all day. It's pretty sad and I'm starting to whine and piss myself.CyBrainX
    • tracer works fine for me, if you wanna leave trails, you should set From End at the trails end, and there's a setting to control if it is tracing clonesfeel
    • it is time based, so you should reset to frame 0 when you make a change, and you can't scrub your timeline to see it in action, you should always hit playfeel
    • "connect elements" is kinda shitty, to do that effect you should use atom array, tracer works best when tracing thing moving in spacefeel
    • oh, and it tracing ahead of the clones, it has to do with the order of your items, tracer should always come last for a better effectfeel
    • Oh, order is a good suggestion. I always draw a blank on that issue. Should the tracer go on the bottom of the list in the object manager?CyBrainX
    • For now, I have a working file. I had to recreate the damn tracer object every time I changed anything related to geometry or animation in the scene.CyBrainX
    • yes, by the end of the list, after everything else took place. about recreeating the tracer, it may have to do with rewinding your timeline and playing againfeel
    • tracer doesn't need to be inside any hierarchy, it traces whatever is linked in tracer linkfeel
    • I think it might play better at the bottom of the list but it still broke when I added more clones.CyBrainX
    • It should be interesting to see what Maxon says about it. I sent them a scene file and description of the issue.CyBrainX
    • wanna share with me? I can take a look if you wantfeel
    • Thanks. I put some notes in Project Settings > Info.
      http://www.talesfrom…      CyBrainX
    • Just found this. I think an Alembic export of the tracer may help. I will try later.
      https://vimeo.com/81…      CyBrainX
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