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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: HG2581 on April 15, 2014, 11:52:41 AM

Title: Paving pattern
Post by: HG2581 on April 15, 2014, 11:52:41 AM
Hi

Has anybody got any tips on setting up this type of paving pattern. I just can work out how to get the offset.

Title: Re: Paving pattern
Post by: Paul Roberts on April 15, 2014, 02:18:08 PM
Hi,

Thanks for your question, I've been able to recreate that style, please see the file attached and the instructions below. In this example the large slabs are 200mm x 200mm and small ones are 100mm x 100mm.
(http://lonelymonk.com/forum_images/52959f725b9949f49ecc92e6f220b902.jpg)
(http://lonelymonk.com/forum_images/1ad22a3958b84ce5ac41158a483e6c87.jpg)

(http://lonelymonk.com/forum_images/41bd148ca2dc491c8ba59db2394807ca.jpg)
(http://lonelymonk.com/forum_images/a977392981f64cb5b667dc58f301eeaf.jpg)

Please find attached a .max file with the finished style.

Hope that helps,

Kind regards,

Paul
Title: Re: Paving pattern
Post by: HG2581 on April 15, 2014, 05:17:08 PM
Paul

Thanks! It is easy when you know how, that is just what I am looking for. I could not work out the expression, programming is not my forte. 

Fantastic software that just keeps amazing me at what it can do and how easy it makes things!

Title: Re: Paving pattern
Post by: QM3423 on September 24, 2014, 03:05:05 PM
This is awesome!  However, i am trying to re-engineer your sample to show a little more variety of stone sizes.  For example, can this be modified to represent a true random-rectangular stone pattern?  T Hat would normally have a variety of squares and rectangles in these standard sizes:   Standard Sizes: 12" x 12", 12" x 18", 12" x 24", 12" x 30", 12" x 36", 18" x 18", 18" x 24", 18" x 30", 18" x 36", 24" x 24", 24" x 30", 24" x 36"

For example, could you help modify your sample scene to include pavers like the attached image (four paver sizes instead of two) and they are a little larger than your sample.  It seems very doable its just a little larger of a repeating area.  But I am over my head here!

Thanks a bunch.
Title: Re: Paving pattern
Post by: Paul Roberts on September 24, 2014, 05:45:41 PM
Hi,

I've solved that one by creating the pattern first as a separate RailClone object and then nesting this inside another. Because it offsets on both axes I've tried to find a diagonal in the pattern to use as an X axis instead. It's a bit of an odd approach but it works for some patterns. I may be able to find a more elegant solution but this does the job for now :)

Let me know if you have any questions about the file, thanks.

Paul
Title: Re: Paving pattern
Post by: shiyan lin on November 03, 2017, 02:34:47 PM
Hi,Paul

The method you used is quite amazing,I found it very useful,Thanks for sharing!

Below attached a herringbone pattern made with similar method Paul introduced(I know there are herringbone tutorial)

Thanks again for this short tutorial