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It is particularly suitable for creating art and architecture projects. According to the manufacturer, the area-based scatter tool is also said to be suitable for crowds. As with other plugins, areas (maps) are defined, which then execute actions based on parameters. ScatterFX creates a maximum of 10 "areas", each of which contains bitmaps or procedural processes. These maps, in turn, can be combined as desired because of their modular structure. Practically all necessary figures can be placed in the maps, up to fully rigged bipeds.
AK3D ScatterFX for 3ds Max from André Kutscherauer on Vimeo.