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For Artists and Designers

Using your own Boids​

To be able to use your own boids models with this system, it's a pretty easy setup for each of the managers. This section will cover the setup of third party models with this system.

CPU Manager Setup​

To be able to use your own model, all that you need to do is drag a GameObject that you want as a Boid into the "Boid Prefab" field on the manager. The manager then does the rest, and the outcome should be custom-modelled boids. If you are using a custom material/renderer setup, you should also disable Use Default Material on the CPU Manager script.

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Ensure that the forward direction on your model is the correct orientaton that you want the boids to move in. Otherwise, you might get backwards or sideways-facing boids!

GPU Manager Setup​

The GPU manager is much like the CPU manager in setup. All you have to do is drag on a GameObject and the script will do the rest. The aforementioned point about boid orientation still applies. If you are using a custom material/renderer setup, you should also disable Use Default Material on the CPU Manager script.