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enter image description hereenter image description hereIn Blender 2.83 I cannot find the Options in the Particle Instance Modifier that include 'Amount' and 'Offset'. They are shown under the World properties in previous versions. I need this control to avoid overlapping of systems in vertex groups.

edwind
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These settings are available in the modifier panel in my build.

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Gorgious
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  • Hi, I've seen this panel in the manual but I cannot find it in my build v2.83 – edwind Jun 22 '20 at 15:01
  • Have you downloaded the latest version ? https://www.blender.org/download/ Or are you talking about the panel where you add the modifier ? It is located in the properties workspace, and is identified with a blue wrench icon when an object is selected – Gorgious Jun 22 '20 at 15:03
  • I have downloaded the latest version (not the experimental one) and that panel is not there. Under the modifier tab (blue wrench) itsimply refers to the particle system tab and in the particle system tab those options do not appear. – edwind Jun 22 '20 at 16:44
  • Oh, okay I see. You added a "Particle Systems" modifier, but what you are looking for is a "Particle Instance" modifier, it is a different one. It is located on the row just top of the particle system modifier when you click on "Add Modifier" – Gorgious Jun 22 '20 at 16:50
  • I really appreciate you trying to help me. How can I add a screen shot here to show you that it does not appear? – edwind Jun 22 '20 at 16:57
  • I have added an image to the post. – edwind Jun 22 '20 at 17:05
  • No problem we will work this out ! Again, this is not the right modifier. Delete the particle system by going into the tab with particles (right below the blue wrench) and click on the minus icon. This should get rid of the modifier. Then go back to the blue wrench icon tab (the modifier tab) and add a particle instance modifier, not a particle system, by clicking on the button that expands a list – Gorgious Jun 22 '20 at 19:03
  • Gorgious,

    Following your advice, I removed the two Particle Systems, then introduced the Modifier - Particle Instance, setting both Amount and Offset firstly to 1. Of course, no effects appear on the object presumably because there is nothing to make an instance of. Also in this modifier there is no way to apply the insatnce to a vertex group. I then added two particle systems, Hair - Black and Hair - White and assigned them to their appropriate vertex groups. You can see the render result in the post, clearly showing the overlap that I want to avoid. Where I am going wrong?

     – edwind Jun 23 '20 at 07:47
  • Are you sure you are using the particle instance modifier properly ? You are supposed to use it on a different object than the one with the particle system modifier. https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/modeling/modifiers/simulate/particle_instance.html – Gorgious Jun 23 '20 at 08:02
  • I'm not sure of anything. I don't understand how I can use another object when I only have one object. Maybe you could point me to a tutorial? It seems such a simple thing I want to do i.e. prevent overlap. I originally followed the Add Quick Fur effect and the only problem was the overlap at adjoining vertex groups. – edwind Jun 23 '20 at 09:16
  • This thread should help you https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/27818/is-it-possible-to-recursively-instance-object-particles and maybe this one too https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/5961/how-can-particles-be-emitted-from-particles – Gorgious Jun 23 '20 at 09:18
  • Thank you these look interesting and I will study them. – edwind Jun 23 '20 at 09:44