Placing Specific Particles with TYIcons

[pjmcmullan]

I want to place a number of TyIcons in a scene then birth 1 particle at each TyIcon pivot.

Like the Birth Shape operator but currently it doesn't allow picking TYIcons.

I've tried using a birth operator birthing x number of particles for x number of TYIcons but then you get multiple particles on some and none on others.

Sorry if this is already possible.

[tyFlow]

Use Position Object, add your tyIcons and set mode to "Pivots (All)". Make sure you only birth as many particles as there are icons to avoid duplicates.

[pjmcmullan]

Ah thanks, sorry I was using Position Icon. Make me wonder why the Position Icon operator is necessary.

[tyFlow]

It was one of the first operators I made for tyFlow, as a rollover from PFlow. You're probably right, it's a bit redundant, however it does function differently than Position Object internally (PO works on meshes and pivots, whereas PI generates an implicit mesh for specific PI shapes)....so I'll probably keep it around.