Good question Dwayne, looks like this one was originally done in Houdini but I’m pretty sure you’d be able to use a Field Force or an attractor with negative influence to repel the clones, and potentially the follow position or mix animation settings to make them return to their original position.
I think this one will make a cool tutorial so I’ll add it to requests page here and hopefully have a tutorial up for you in the next couple of weeks – if I find a quick solution I’ll email it over too.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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