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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: FO3538 on August 22, 2017, 02:43:14 PM
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Hello,
this might be an easy problem for you guys but i ve been scratching my head for many hours on it...
I wanted to take the "parametrizing window" exemple and make my own set of windows alternating with columns. As the ground is sloping, the window will have varying heights.
(https://preview.ibb.co/i5MvE5/2017_08_22_14_35_52_uv_mapping_stretch_max_Autodesk_3ds_Max_2016.png)
I am having three issues.
My first one is that my left segment doesnt scale, even though the mode of my 2d array is set to scale.
(https://image.ibb.co/gkbTZ5/2017_08_22_14_36_08_uv_mapping_stretch_max_Autodesk_3ds_Max_2016.png)
My second is that, if the element gets properly scaled, it also scales up my UV mapping, even thoguh the segment is set to "Real world map size"
(https://image.ibb.co/ehEt1k/2017_08_22_14_28_39_uv_mapping_stretch_max_Autodesk_3ds_Max_2016.png)
And my third one is that the UVW Xform operator doesnt manage to randomize the positionnig of the texture.
It seems that I am missing something quite obvious... But 'I would really appreciate if one of you could guide me to the right tracks!
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Hi,
Scaling in the Y axis isn't handled in the same way as on the X axis - the best way to understand the nuances of the A2S generator is to think of it as a stack of L1S generators.
Attaching the modified scene, where the size of scaled Segments is calculated by using XSectionLength / YSectionLength attributes and exported sizes of "corner Segments". The Mapping > Apply Box Mapping feature is enabled. Hope that helps.
Let me add, that we acknowledge that RC comes with a much steeper learning curve than Forest Pack. In an effort to help users get acquainted with RailClone, we have an ongoing series of tutorials (http://www.itoosoft.com/tutorials.php?tag=rc&page=1) you may find helpful, and detailed documentation (http://docs.itoosoft.com/display/RAILCLONE/RailClone+Manual). I would recommend you to check our RailClone "Getting Started with RailClone (http://docs.itoosoft.com/display/RAILCLONE/Getting+Started+with+RailClone)" followed by our "Next Steps with RailClone (http://docs.itoosoft.com/display/RAILCLONE/Next+Steps+with+RailClone)" guides too.
Best regards,
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Hello Michal,
Thanks for the tips. I somehow thought that it would have been possible to achieve that without using arithmetic expressions.
But now that I undersatood how to use them, it was possible to fine tune the composition of my facade.
It was really really tedious. I suppose that I am very slow because everything is new to me and I have to debug something at every step. But the fact is that I have spent way more time trying to build this facade with railclone than without. But I ll get a hang of it...
(http://i.imgur.com/yzQDJkG.jpg)