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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: outgribe on September 18, 2013, 12:38:20 PM

Title: Questions about Array2S
Post by: outgribe on September 18, 2013, 12:38:20 PM

Hi,
there are some questions about creating array of different kinds of objects.

(http://i.imgur.com/1uRP1Ia.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/lp6hLtl.png) 
1. Here are: Array2S with structure like this
(http://i.imgur.com/VSrjsvw.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/DpiAVrB.png)
with SequenceCog3 (3 oval bottles - 3 boxes)
(http://i.imgur.com/ggnhLfi.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/CQuMfos.png) 
and SequenceCog4 (1 round bottle - 4 boxes)
(http://i.imgur.com/yxJ5H2z.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/V3FKBKv.png)

It makes something like that
(http://i.imgur.com/kV4weI0.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/QZRKokp.gif)   
Only 3 (red) sequences match to 3+3 terms and 7 (blue) to 1+4 terms, others are shaken and stirred. =)

Is it a bug or I made something wrong?

2. Every bottle has a different multi/subobj texture with 4 mats inside. When array was created it has no mats at all.

Do I need to create "united" multi/subobj material for all 5 seqments together or there is a way to inherit mats from the reference objects?

3. Is there a way to avoid intersections like this?
(http://i.imgur.com/rZLsTZa.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/oB6bLSA.gif) 
Slice is not a choice because it must be a solid.

Regards,
Serge

Title: Re: Questions about Array2S
Post by: iToo on September 18, 2013, 05:03:42 PM

1) Sequence Operators are incremented at each step, regardless if they are used or not by the Randomize operator. Use a Compose operator instead, that should solve the problem.

2) Yes, you must create an unique multi-sub material and assign it to the RailClone object. Unfortunately Max doesn't allow to assign multiple materials to a single object.

3) Try changing "Generator->Geometry->Y Mode" from "Aligned" to "Free". In this way, each array's row is generated independently, according to its length.

Title: Re: Questions about Array2S
Post by: outgribe on September 18, 2013, 05:30:31 PM

Thanks for the answer!

sorry, not completely understood where is "Generator->Geometry->Y Mode"

Title: Re: Questions about Array2S
Post by: iToo on September 18, 2013, 06:10:34 PM

In the general properties of the Array2S Generator.

Title: Re: Questions about Array2S
Post by: outgribe on September 18, 2013, 06:44:29 PM

Ah, "General"...
Yes, it look better but not perfect yet  :)

(http://i.imgur.com/B3HIHAM.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/g0LhxJI.png) 

Title: Re: Questions about Array2S
Post by: iToo on September 18, 2013, 10:05:35 PM

I'm afraid it's not possible to remove those intersecting items automatically.

But once completed the object, you would convert RailClone to stand-alone instances using RailClone Tools (http://www.itoosoft.com/railclone/reference/tools.php), and then remove the extra items manually.

Title: Re: Questions about Array2S
Post by: outgribe on September 19, 2013, 07:11:15 AM

Thanks again!
Did not hear about this tool before, looks very useful.  :)