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Attach polygon plane to camera
How do i attach polygon plane to camera, so that it will always rotate towards camera? I'd like to use it on a tree. I know paint effect can to this, but i wanted to know if there is way to use it on regular planes or objects?
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then make it a child of the camera. it will always face the view
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Also, since i'd like to use this contrained poly plane as last lod level, how can i duplicate it? If use regular duplicate, the copy won't be contrained.
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like create some sort of on screen display...
but parenting gives more controls, instead of constraining. you can still key frame rotate values, or create a more elaborate heirarchy, make lods based on distance etc...
the first part show constraining, which locks your rotate values. the second shows parenting, which you are free to move scale object or rotate. or script to be overdrawn on screen, so there is no clipping.
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