Problems with using duplivert

Support Modeling
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Hello all.

I am trying to create a ball with spikes coming out of it. Here are the steps Ive tried so far:

Create a cylinder and merge one side of it to create a cone.
Create a sphere and make it a few times larger than the size of the cone.
Parent the cone to the sphere and then use DupliVerts with Rot selected.

I’ve tried both types of spheres but haven’t been able to get the kind of effect I want. The cones never radiate out from the center like I want them to, more often just following the contour of the sphere.

Any ideas on how to get the effect I’m looking for? Thanks…

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Have your object center of your spike at it’s base and in Object buttons(F7) Anim Settings, hit the Track Z button, (the one near the Track X button). That should do it.

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This seems to work, thank you :slight_smile: