Modifiers for empties !
Proposal: Having modifier support for empties.
If this is done - then we can use modifiers such as mirror, array etc. and work with entire groups (as dupli-group). This should even work with linked groups. :)
Proposal: Having modifier support for empties.
If this is done - then we can use modifiers such as mirror, array etc. and work with entire groups (as dupli-group). This should even work with linked groups. :)
8 Comments
Then it's more about modifiers on groups than on empties.
@-L0Lock-: Yes, Empties, Groups or containers; it should support modifiers.
* @-L0Lock- * Not necessarily. Groups don't have transformations.
This would be awesome. I have worked in different pipelines where empties were used to transfer locations of assets between different software, without containing the actual geometry. Using empties with modifiers would improve this kind of workflows dramaticaly.
Yes agreed. I frequently find myself needing to duplicate entire collections and I would love to be able to apply Array or other modifiers on Collection Instances. Currently I have to go into each object in a collection and set Array modifier on each one. This is suboptimal and reduces the usefulness of Collection Instances.
I think there is more to it than just simple modifier on empties. Let's consider example as follow (window): make a collection/group/objects parented to empty, one of those objects use boolean modifier to cut hole in another (wall). Now in perfect world you would want to add array modifier on this group and make holes along the wall for all of the arrayed objects. Not possible now.
@cgslav: Yes, it will be very helpful if it allows us to us operations like booleans, etc.
Yes, please. It is very necessary.