A request to TBD and/or Didier Bur

Edson

in a recent model i had a line of evenly spaced trees to which i wanted to give some variety in order to make them more believable. my first thoughts wento to Didier Bur's Component Spray script and to TBD's Randor, both excellent in their on ways.

well, none of them could do what i wanted (unless i am grossly mistaken, of course). with Compo Spray i can distribute objects along a line and control their variations BUT i cannot place them at even intervals. with Randor i can change a number of elements already in place (probably placed there with SUp's move/copy) but cannot control the amount of variation, by establishing a lower and a higher value for its size variations (like there is in Compo Spray). Randor does its thing without asking us anything.

my questions are: can i do what i want with your scripts as they are now? if not, can you add this feature in a feature release (that is, if my request is at all relevant)?

tbd

a modification of Randor can be made so that the size variables can be changed by the user. if you can't wait change in the line the 8 and 7 to bigger values

size = (8+rand(7)).to_f/10

Edson

@unknownuser said:

a modification of Randor can be made so that the size variables can be changed by the user. if you can't wait change in the line the 8 and 7 to bigger values

thanks, tavi. i can surely wait.

rv1974

Use standard copy+ Jim's mover2 to randomize.
The best way imho.

Edson

@rv1974 said:

Use standard copy+ Jim's mover2 to randomize.
The best way imho.

thanks for the tip, but mover2 only rotates copies; it does not change their sizes.

TIG

@edson said:

@rv1974 said:

Use standard copy+ Jim's mover2 to randomize.
The best way imho.

thanks for the tip, but mover2 only rotates copies; it does not change their sizes.

Find my Matrix Proximity - it makes a matrix with randomized spacing, rotations, scaling etc...

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Edson

tig,

thanks for reminding me of MP. there are so many scripts one forgets what each one does...

Edson

i have tried TIG's MatrixProximity script. the matrix part of it does exactly what i was looking for. it is a script that should not be overlooked.

utiler

Edson, where did you find it? I just did a search but to no avail....

Edson

here and here. somehow the user guide is nowhere to be found. luckily i still have it.

MatrixProximityGuide.pdf

utiler

Cheers, Edson.... ta.

marne

Wow, matrix seems to be a fantastic script. Never heard about it before . And thanks @TBD for cheating this useful randor script. Implementing an option would be a help indeed .