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Title: Wood beam wall
Post by: MatsO on August 30, 2020, 07:30:42 PM
Hi.

Sorry to bother you guys with this question. But as the beginner i am, i am stuck on this little task.

I am trying to recreate a wall like the image attached.
Each level in Z is a different height and the seam/edge between the beams are a bit skewed.

The first problem started already when i tried to pad the seams together. I know the skew is 10cm.
So i create array2S - put the rectangle that represent the wall in clipping area and the wood segment as segment in Default.
This randomises the beams nicely. but it seems that "tile" mode scales the segments, making them stretched, and then the 10cm pading is wrong.
if i change the mode to "count" they dont stretch anymore...but now they dont randomise. Also tried adaptive with scale padding off with no luck.

Any tips or links to other posts regarding same problem is much appreciated :)

Cheers


Title: Re: Wood beam wall
Post by: Dragan on August 30, 2020, 10:25:54 PM
Hi
I don't have much time right now but here's one quick setup that might help.
Please check the note in the Style Editor and Parameters in the general rollout.
You can add Multi/Sub-Object or RailcloneColor map to make texture variance.

Best Regards
Dragan

Title: Re: Wood beam wall
Post by: Dragan on August 31, 2020, 12:01:55 AM
I simplified the Generator and now you only need to connect some macros.
"Smaller" generators are used to generate Skewed Planks, so just connect the left side to Segment A, the right side to Segment B, and set Skew Padding.
Then those Macros connect to any of 5 additional inputs.
If you need to control Gap size you can connect Gap Size node to all exposed numeric inputs.

I hope this generator makes any sense to you and could be useful.
If you need any more info do not hesitate to ask.

note: Because of some RC restrictions gap size couldn`t have 0 value so I override it to some minimum of 0.02cm. (it is barely visible so I think it will be acceptable)
Best Regards

Dragan

Title: Re: Wood beam wall
Post by: MatsO on August 31, 2020, 08:23:31 AM
Impressive!
Really appreciate the time and effort put in to this! Thank you.

I'll download it and take a look :)
Title: Re: Wood beam wall
Post by: Dragan on August 31, 2020, 06:37:42 PM
tnx, glad to help  ;)
It just occurred to me that I hadn’t exposed Y Gap Size. So here is the Generator that includes both and I also introduce some more parameters.
Please check if that works for you.

Best Regards

 
Title: Re: Wood beam wall
Post by: MatsO on August 31, 2020, 11:10:48 PM
All this was a bit much for me to take inn!
Macros, all these nodes and parameters :D

But yes, it seems to work. And the Y gap is a nice little addon.
Title: Re: Wood beam wall
Post by: Dragan on August 31, 2020, 11:41:23 PM
If you have a problem understanding how the generator works maybe I could make a short video tomorrow.
Title: Re: Wood beam wall
Post by: MatsO on September 01, 2020, 07:16:46 AM
No stress Dragan, you have done a ton!

Just healty for my learning to study and test your settup :)

Title: Re: Wood beam wall
Post by: Dragan on September 01, 2020, 07:01:51 PM
no stress at all  ;) I`m just having fun while I`m waiting for a render to finish::)

Here: https://youtu.be/xWiJ9XZx2M0
I simplified even more...
You can find a free download on my Gumroad page: https://gumroad.com/dragan_prodanic

Best Regards
Dragan
Title: Re: Wood beam wall
Post by: MatsO on September 01, 2020, 11:20:21 PM
*minde blown* !! and you are so casual about it :D

Railcloner is so cool, when people who knows what they are doing is using it!
gave you 5$ for it. as a thanks for your time!

Much appreciated.
Cheers!
Title: Re: Wood beam wall
Post by: Dragan on September 01, 2020, 11:32:52 PM
Thank you for your support.
Yes, both RailClone and ForestPack are great products.
Also, official support is great and most of the time you will get a full solution and not just the tips on how to solve some problem.
The forum is very active, so do not hesitate to post all your question and request. We are here to help each other.
Best Regards.