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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: ACTLD on October 06, 2019, 10:16:51 AM

Title: Curved XY Spline Scatter
Post by: ACTLD on October 06, 2019, 10:16:51 AM
Hi everyone,

Ben here, i'm brand new on Railclone (3 days of usage), i went through a lot of Itoo tutorials but it seems i cannot find the right fit for my issue(s), meaby it's not the right tool but...not enough experience in it to judge, i hope my explanations will be clear enough.And i thanks you already for your time helping.

So i need to reproduce a organic wall made of terracota cylinders,see picture below :
https://previews.123rf.com/images/cpphotoimages/cpphotoimages1805/cpphotoimages180500016/101447688-a-stack-of-terracotta-tube-planters-for-growing-plants-stacked-up-against-a-wall.jpg (https://previews.123rf.com/images/cpphotoimages/cpphotoimages1805/cpphotoimages180500016/101447688-a-stack-of-terracotta-tube-planters-for-growing-plants-stacked-up-against-a-wall.jpg)

Until here everything is fine but i need to scatter those cylinder on a curved surface, like a terrace garden but smoother in between the levels :
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4jqMgbXAAAxd9g.jpg:large (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4jqMgbXAAAxd9g.jpg:large)

I manage to create a closer result with a X Y spline but i can't figure it out how to avoid collisions, and adding some randomizing(pictures in attachments). I attach my max file also if needed. I also tried with a surface but was worst.

I feel i'm close but meaby it's the limit for railclone in that matter.

Thank you for your help,time and efforts in advance.

Have a nice day.

Title: Re: Curved XY Spline Scatter
Post by: Rokas on October 07, 2019, 11:35:10 AM
Hi, and welcome to the forum

I see You have tried many techniques. One more, that I can advice is to create many paths from Your surface at regular height intervals:
(https://i.imgur.com/KlZQ5vz.png)

and use that as Your distribution.

Not perfect solution, but might help. If not in this case then in the future styles.
(https://i.imgur.com/AZqRBoN.png)

Unfortunately adding randomization will definitely introduce additional intersections.
Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Curved XY Spline Scatter
Post by: ACTLD on October 11, 2019, 08:08:16 AM
Hey Rokas,

thanks a lot for the help, sorry for the late answer. We managed to do it by pre-building a Column and than using it has object, it's not 100% that but quite good enough, when more time we will search further.

Thanks again for the help !