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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ node to display a 3D mesh like a human model for the main character, but in some
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cases, you would like to create multiple instances of the same mesh in a scene.
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You *could* duplicate the same node multiple times and adjust the transforms
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manually. This may be a tedious process and the result may look mechanical.
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-Also, this method is not favourable to rapid iterations.
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+Also, this method is not conducive to rapid iterations.
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:ref:`MultiMeshInstance <class_MultiMeshInstance>` is one of the possible
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solutions to this problem.
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@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ and two MeshInstance nodes.
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One node is used as the target, the mesh that you want to place multiple meshes
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on. In the tree example, this would be the landscape.
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-Another node is used as the source, the mesh that you want to have duplicated.
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-In the tree case, this would be the tree.
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+The other node is used as the source, the mesh that you want to have duplicated.
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+In the tree case, this would be the tree itself.
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In our example, we would use a :ref:`Node <class_Node>` as the root node of the
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scene. Your scene tree would look like this:
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.. image:: img/multimesh_scene_tree.png
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-.. note:: For simplification purposes, this tutorial uses built-in primitives.
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+.. note:: For simplicity's sake, this tutorial uses built-in primitives.
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Now you have everything ready. Select the MultiMeshInstance node and look at the
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toolbar, you should see an extra button called ``MultiMesh`` next to ``View``.
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@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Below are descriptions of the options.
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Target Surface
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-The mesh you would be using as the target surface for placing copies of you
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-source mesh on.
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+The mesh used as the target surface on which to place copies of your
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+source mesh.
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Source Mesh
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@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The axis used as the up axis of the source mesh.
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Random Rotation
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-Randomizing the rotation around the mesh up axis of the source mesh.
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+Randomizing the rotation around the up axis of the source mesh.
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Random Tilt
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+++++++++++
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@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ The end result should look like this:
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.. image:: img/multimesh_result.png
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-To change the result, repeat the same step with different parameters.
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+To change the result, repeat the previous steps with different parameters.
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