Limiting an object’s range with the Range constraint

The Range constraint lets you influence a constrained object using one or more pulling objects.

To limit an object’s range:

1. Select a Range constraint from the Asset browser’s Constraints folder and drag it into the Viewer window.
   • If you drag it into an empty area of the Viewer window, the Range constraint template appears in the Navigator window.
   • If you drag the constraint on top of an object, a context menu appears asking if you want to assign the object as the constraint’s Source (parent) or Constrained (child) object .
     

     Constraint context menu

2. Assign the object that you want to constrain to the Constrained (child) object cell.
3. Assign the object that you want to define the limit or maximum range that the constrained object can be pulled to the Source (parent) cell.

   The limit is a radius centered on the pulling object.

4. Assign the object that you want to be the pulling object that affects the constrained object to the Pulling Object 1 cell.
5. Click Lock in the Constraint settings to lock the position of the objects to be constrained.
6. Click Active to activate the constraint.

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