Defining the Space Warp Behavior

Once the Vector Field Space Warp has been set up, it’s a simple matter to use it to define a Space Warp behavior.

Select the Crowd helper and go to the Modify panel. Click the New button on the Setup rollout, and choose Space Warp Behavior.

On the Space Warp Behavior rollout, click the button labeled None, and pick the Vector Field Space Warp. If it’s difficult to pick the Space Warp directly from the screen, you can select it from a list by pressing the H key on the keyboard.

Notice that the Space Warp Behavior has only one parameter, Display Force, which is used for display only. Settings that affect the strength, direction, and other aspects of the Vector Field are all set on the Vector Field itself, not on ...

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