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i add maxwell scatter to a rock and choose snail group ( shell+body) but don't work
than i create mxs reference of the group and use it with scatter ; that work but with wrong scale and position

Hi Seghier,

Just double checking, "snail scene" and "Group_2" have scale and rotation, right? What happens if their scale is1 and their translation and rotation is 0?

Thanks,

thank you Juan ; i will check scale and other parameters and try scatter

hi ;
i verify scale ; rotation ; translation and separate the snail to give it the right parameters than i create mxs reference
i open the mxs created (sn4) and set position to 0,0,0
the original mxs (sn3 ) i don't modify any thing and this is the results
sn3

sn4

is the problem of original coordinate of the pivot ?

Yes, the problem is probably with the origin of the pivot of the MXS. That's what the scatter will use to determine the "base" of the object to scatter. So just open the original MXS and make sure the pivot is where you want it to be, and not offset compared to the object.

thank you Mihai ; i will check the pivot and try again with scatter