How do I make various objects point at/follow a path?

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I'm trying to create a city street on a slope. I haven't found any methods that allow for several different objects to follow the same path, so maybe a path isn't the right method (still quite new to blender).

Essentially, I just want to be able to control the height and z-rotation of several objects at once. Here's a manually-arranged example:
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Thanks very much!

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Essentially, I just want to be able to control the height and z-rotation of several objects at once. Here's a manually-arranged example:
enter image description here

Thanks very much!

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Essentially, I just want to be able to control the height and z-rotation of several objects at once. Here's a manually-arranged example:
enter image description here

Thanks very much!

asked Aug 12 at 7:35

Zach

Essentially, I just want to be able to control the height and z-rotation of several objects at once. Here's a manually-arranged example:
enter image description here

Thanks very much!

asked Aug 12 at 7:35

Zach

asked Aug 12 at 7:35

Zach

asked Aug 12 at 7:35

Zach

asked Aug 12 at 7:35

Zach

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Aug 12 at 10:13

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You can definitely use a path.

RMB select the first house and add two constraints.
- A Follow Path constraint. Choose the Curve object as the target. Then check Follow Curve and Fixed Position. The offset has to vary for each object, for the first object we will leave it at 0.0.
- A Limit Rotation constraint. Check Limit X and Limit Y. This prevents objects from tilting sideways. We only need the Z rotation.

â‡§ Shift RMBSelect all other houses, lastly add the constrained object to the selection. Copy the constraints to all houses by going to Objects > Constraints > Copy Constraints to Selected Objects.

Adjust the Offset value for each house. E.g. [0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1]

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You can definitely use a path.

RMB select the first house and add two constraints.
- A Follow Path constraint. Choose the Curve object as the target. Then check Follow Curve and Fixed Position. The offset has to vary for each object, for the first object we will leave it at 0.0.
- A Limit Rotation constraint. Check Limit X and Limit Y. This prevents objects from tilting sideways. We only need the Z rotation.

â‡§ Shift RMBSelect all other houses, lastly add the constrained object to the selection. Copy the constraints to all houses by going to Objects > Constraints > Copy Constraints to Selected Objects.

Adjust the Offset value for each house. E.g. [0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1]

enter image description here

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You can definitely use a path.

RMB select the first house and add two constraints.
- A Follow Path constraint. Choose the Curve object as the target. Then check Follow Curve and Fixed Position. The offset has to vary for each object, for the first object we will leave it at 0.0.
- A Limit Rotation constraint. Check Limit X and Limit Y. This prevents objects from tilting sideways. We only need the Z rotation.

â‡§ Shift RMBSelect all other houses, lastly add the constrained object to the selection. Copy the constraints to all houses by going to Objects > Constraints > Copy Constraints to Selected Objects.

Adjust the Offset value for each house. E.g. [0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1]

enter image description here

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You can definitely use a path.

RMB select the first house and add two constraints.
- A Follow Path constraint. Choose the Curve object as the target. Then check Follow Curve and Fixed Position. The offset has to vary for each object, for the first object we will leave it at 0.0.
- A Limit Rotation constraint. Check Limit X and Limit Y. This prevents objects from tilting sideways. We only need the Z rotation.

â‡§ Shift RMBSelect all other houses, lastly add the constrained object to the selection. Copy the constraints to all houses by going to Objects > Constraints > Copy Constraints to Selected Objects.

Adjust the Offset value for each house. E.g. [0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1]

enter image description here

answered Aug 12 at 8:20

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You can definitely use a path.

RMB select the first house and add two constraints.
- A Follow Path constraint. Choose the Curve object as the target. Then check Follow Curve and Fixed Position. The offset has to vary for each object, for the first object we will leave it at 0.0.
- A Limit Rotation constraint. Check Limit X and Limit Y. This prevents objects from tilting sideways. We only need the Z rotation.

â‡§ Shift RMBSelect all other houses, lastly add the constrained object to the selection. Copy the constraints to all houses by going to Objects > Constraints > Copy Constraints to Selected Objects.

Adjust the Offset value for each house. E.g. [0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1]

enter image description here

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