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I wanted to animate this hexgrid I made with particle systems using drivers, but I can't find any way to use the particle x location (or y or any particle-specific data) as a variable for a driver, and using the hexagonal object I use as render for the particles' location makes the particles not update seperately; they all update according to the x location of the original object.

Is there any way to use drivers on particles and make them use variables from the particles.

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    $\begingroup$ I think there is no way to access that property. You could resort to the animation nodes addon. You can access particle proprerties with that addon. $\endgroup$
    – Leander
    Commented Jul 27, 2017 at 17:53
  • $\begingroup$ That does allow for using the particles as a variable, but I can't find a way to use particles as an output on that. $\endgroup$
    – Treehee
    Commented Jul 27, 2017 at 18:47
  • $\begingroup$ Nvm I found a way - using object instancing in animation nodes $\endgroup$
    – Treehee
    Commented Jul 27, 2017 at 19:32
  • $\begingroup$ If you have an acceptable solution, please post it as an answer. $\endgroup$
    – Leander
    Commented Jul 27, 2017 at 19:33
  • $\begingroup$ working on that :) $\endgroup$
    – Treehee
    Commented Jul 27, 2017 at 20:07

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The easiest option is the one Leander suggested; installing the animation nodes addon, then using a node setup that looks like this (the highlighted part makes it so you can animate particles seperately): Node setup; highlighted part allows for animating particles seperately

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  • $\begingroup$ This didn't work for me, but I can't imagine what I'm doing wrong. You wouldn't happen to have a .blend you could post, would you? $\endgroup$
    – Mentalist
    Commented Feb 25, 2021 at 15:54
  • $\begingroup$ no, sorry. I switched computers since I made that answer and have not transferred all my files. Maybe you could send your defect file so I can take a look? $\endgroup$
    – Treehee
    Commented Feb 26, 2021 at 10:18

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