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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: Bost Digital on February 23, 2020, 10:02:28 PM

Title: Another Brick in the wall post. Can I combine clipping and get proper corners?
Post by: Bost Digital on February 23, 2020, 10:02:28 PM
Hello,

I've looked over the forums for a related post but couldn't find any results. I have used  This (https://forum.itoosoft.com/railclone-pro-(*)/railclone-for-brick-walls/msg14374/#msg14374) post and the tutorial for other projects in the past and it had worked well. It was a nice work around before cap holes was introduced (thank you for that by the way).

Now I am working on a project that is mostly all brick on the outside with many windows at different heights (fig 01). Ideally I would like to just make a clipping mask for all the facades apply the railclone macro and be done. Unfortunately I can't find a method there I can use clipping masks and get the nice brick corners demonstrated in the other post. I can use clipping and either project x (fig 03) or y (fig 04), if I expand to use clipping area I lose my nice corners (fig 02). There has to be a better way than creating a ton of different horizontal splines for each different window level. Also widening the clipping area at the corners gives poor results.

Should I just do the expand clipping area method and then make a second set of bricks for hte corners? Like we do for the roof hips?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Title: Re: Another Brick in the wall post. Can I combine clipping and get proper corners?
Post by: Bost Digital on February 23, 2020, 10:04:49 PM
Examples of widening the clipping area past the corner like I mentioned.
Title: Re: Another Brick in the wall post. Can I combine clipping and get proper corners?
Post by: Rokas on February 24, 2020, 11:16:32 AM
Hi

I am sorry but we have no better solution than multiple horizontal splines.
As an alternative workaround You might be interested in Render Time Booleans (https://forum.itoosoft.com/railclone-pro-(*)/how-to-check-if-segment-was-clipped/msg12599/#msg12599).