To be able to use the layout tool, your agent group must have a "pointsLayout" modules applied.
Create a new scene and a new agent group. Add a "pointsLayout" and a "stateMachine" module to your agent group.
To activate the layout tool you have two options:
- Select the "pointsLayout" module in the module list, then click on the "Agents Layout Tool" button in the module options.
- With your agent group selected, activate the tool in the Atoms menu. Atoms > Tools > Agents Layout Tool
Please make sure to be on the first frame of your simulation when adding or editing agents.
The Agents Layout Tool GUI
The agent layout tool is your best companion when populating your scene.
You have several modes for editing your agents: add, selection, move and rotate.
In the ground mesh list, you can add reference meshes that the tool will use when placing your agents.
Make sure add the same ground mesh as an height field to your agent group, otherwise your agents will intersect with the ground.
In the Agent Types list, you can select the agent types you will be adding to your agent group. If the "Random" checkbox is ticked, Atoms will pick an agent from list randomly.
There are different layout type for placing your agents: point, grid and poisson.
Both grid and poisson have some options you can tweak through the GUI.
Please take some time to familiarize with all the options of the Agent Layout Tool.
