topic Re: How to map a circular material in Libraries & objects

How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:39:03 GMT

Does any have any pointers for curved material mapping? Say on a tube curving for railing

Re: How to map a circular material

Mario Sacco — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:55:06 GMT

SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
Does any have any pointers for curved material mapping? Say on a tube curving for railing

Post an image please.

Re: How to map a circular material

Barry Kelly — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:57:57 GMT

SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
Does any have any pointers for curved material mapping? Say on a tube curving for railing

Have you tried looking at the COOR command?

Barry.

Re: How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:59:39 GMT

Thats what I have been using, i get close using method 4+256 but I have tried each method and so may different position locations, I dont have any issues with straight stuff lol here is a picture. the first one shows the bottom rail where the material changes direction, and the second shows what the material looks like by the time it reaches the top of the rail.

Re: How to map a circular material

Mario Sacco — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:09:51 GMT

You will never have a correct map using Tube.
You must create the tube with VERT, EDGE, PGON

Re: How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:43:34 GMT

I see, well looks like I have my coding in for me then ha ha thank you so much for your wisdom, it is greatly appreciated.

Re: How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:18:22 GMT

I got it to work with the tube and 4+256

EDIT:

i have lied, it works but is still distorted on the top and bottom of flat surfaces.. lamesauce

Re: How to map a circular material

Mario Sacco — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:37:22 GMT

SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
I got it to work with the tube and 4+256

I tried 4+256 with tube. It doesn't work to me. Where did you find this 256 mask?

Re: How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:49:27 GMT

mariosmic wrote:
SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
I got it to work with the tube and 4+256
I tried 4+256 with tube. It doesn't work to me. Where did you find this 256 mask?

It only partially works, at least that i am getting to work. I think you are correct with tube not being able to make it work

Re: How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:50:55 GMT

mariosmic wrote:
SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
I got it to work with the tube and 4+256
I tried 4+256 with tube. It doesn't work to me. Where did you find this 256 mask?

I am also only using 4+256 on curved tubes, I use box method for the tube when its straight

Re: How to map a circular material

Mario Sacco — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:59:45 GMT

SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
mariosmic wrote:
SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
I got it to work with the tube and 4+256
I tried 4+256 with tube. It doesn't work to me. Where did you find this 256 mask?
I am also only using 4+256 on curved tubes, I use box method for the tube when its straight

Very good. We used different method.

Re: How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 08:40:22 GMT

figured it out. got the same out come with my railing tool using tube as your pathway

Re: How to map a circular material

Mario Sacco — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:29:35 GMT

SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
figured it out. got the same out come with my railing tool using tube as your pathway

Very good work. Are you still using objects cutted or other method?

Re: How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:50:33 GMT

mariosmic wrote:
SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
figured it out. got the same out come with my railing tool using tube as your pathway
Very good work. Are you still using objects cutted or other method?

I am using the tube command with a custom profile from a polyline.

Re: How to map a circular material

Mario Sacco — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 08:44:55 GMT

SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
mariosmic wrote:
SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
figured it out. got the same out come with my railing tool using tube as your pathway
Very good work. Are you still using objects cutted or other method?
I am using the tube command with a custom profile from a polyline.

which primitive did you use in GDL?

Re: How to map a circular material

Pertti Paasky — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 08:40:04 GMT

Hi,
If you split the tube into segments instead of tubing you can address coor command to every segment individually.

Re: How to map a circular material

Mario Sacco — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 09:12:14 GMT

Pertti wrote:
Hi,
If you split the tube into segments instead of tubing you can address coor command to every segment individually.

Re: How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 16:40:10 GMT

mariosmic wrote:
Pertti wrote:
Hi,
If you split the tube into segments instead of tubing you can address coor command to every segment individually.
ok

exactly i used 2+1024 for the coor. took me a minute to calculate the positions to have the material line up. I am still a little off with the rise.

Re: How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 16:44:06 GMT

but depending on the material and resolution it still does pretty good.

Re: How to map a circular material

SenecaDesignLLC — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 16:49:29 GMT

wood grain with high resolution