Absolute Steps

The Absolute Steps mode generates a fixed number of groups (or steps) for each parent. Steps are generated at regular intervals such that the specified number fits between Shared:First and Shared:Last.

Note

Interval mode is almost always a better choice than Absolute Steps mode.

Each of this generation mode's properties is described below.

Steps

The number of steps created.

Per Step

The properties in this group control the nodes at each step.

Number

Sets the number of nodes in a step.

Spread

Use this value to apply a random up or down offset to the nodes in each step. A value of 0.0 means each node in the group is placed at the same position along the parent. A value of 1.0 means each node might spread out as far as the next or previous step.

Roll

Each node is rotated this amount from its initially computed angle.

Jumble

A variance is placed on each node's orientation to achieve a more natural and random appearance.

Sweep

Specifies an arc around the parent node where nodes are eligible to be generated.

Roll

Each node is rotated this absolute amount from its initially computed angle.

Align Style

When Align is enabled, generated nodes try to roll their initial orientation skyward as much as they can, according to the following options:

Property	Description
Individual	Each node rolls skyward independently.
Group	All of the nodes in the group roll skyward together.

Align

This option toggles the skyward rolling behavior described above.

Shared

The Shared properties are common to all generation modes.