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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: 4+Arquitectos, Lda on April 16, 2014, 12:42:15 PM

Title: Nested RailClones
Post by: 4+Arquitectos, Lda on April 16, 2014, 12:42:15 PM
Don't know if it's already on the wish list, but using a railclone array output as a segment, all inside the editor.

Best regards,
Daniel
Title: Re: Nested RailClones
Post by: JG_archviz on April 16, 2014, 01:13:04 PM
I just tried that before... with my problemati curved patterned facade...

It seems to work if you add a previous RC-Object as an segment into a new RC-object. Still its a Sollution with 2 RC Object instead all in one...
Title: Re: Nested RailClones
Post by: iToo on April 16, 2014, 02:33:40 PM
Yes, you can assign a RailClone object as a segment. In fact, there are specific options for nested objects as Segment->Deform->Nest (http://www.itoosoft.com/railclone/reference/refsegments.php).

The only drawback is that the inner object is handled as a mesh by the instancing engine (their individual segments cannot be instanced). In some cases, this may be less efficient that using an array (where each piece can be instanced).