Connector Properties

• Use LOD: Enables/disables dynamic level of detail.

• Container 1 and 2: Placeholder for container 1 and 2. Drag the container onto the drop zone. Click R to remove the container.

• Connection Point 1 and 2 By X, Y and Z Axis: Sets the X, Y and Z-value of container 1 and 2 where the line should start. Can be set to Min, Center, Max, CenterBB or Origin.

• Line Width: Sets the width of the connecting line.

• Drawing Mode: Available options are Line, Mesh and Viz Engine.

  Note: To use the plug-in in the Viz Engine Render Pipeline, the Viz Engine option is mandatory.

• Line Color: Defines the color of the line.

• Border Thickness: Applies a border with the thickness determined by the value.

• Border Color: Defines a border color.

To Connect Two Objects

1. Create a new group and add the Connector plug-in to it.

2. Create two new group containers and add a geometry object (e.g. Cylinder and Cone) to each group.

3. Open each container’s transformation editor and move the objects a part.

4. Add a material and/or an image to the geometry objects.

5. Open the connector plug-in editor and drag and drop the two containers to the Container 1 and Container 2 placeholders, respectively.

6. Adjust the color line.

7. Open the Connector plug-in editor and play with the settings.

8. Add more objects to Container 2 and animate it.

See Also

• BoundingBox plug-in