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CadFather · 1 Apr 2008, 16:16

i think you all are right: model too big (though that can depend) and instancing is a unique KT feature. i believe that pretty much settles it

re. comp spray - good tool (still get strange results at times). however in this case the composition will differ from the one i obtain in KT.

re. dummies - i could be wrong but i think you can only do that with the beta version of SU2KT - the one 'us public' didn't get in the official Tomasz release.

Frederik · 1 Apr 2008, 17:20

@cadfather said:

re. dummies - i could be wrong but i think you can only do that with the beta version of SU2KT - the one 'us public' didn't get in the official Tomasz release.

You're right that instances isn't in the SU2KT plug-in - but there's a work around...
In KT you make the objects as instances and one instance can be replaced by another...

Gaieus · 1 Apr 2008, 20:45

@frederik said:

...In KT you make the objects as instances and one instance can be replaced by another...

Please, don't be so mysterious, Kim! You mean by the proper (keep new/throw away current) merge tool?

Frederik · 1 Apr 2008, 20:48

@gaieus said:

@frederik said:

...In KT you make the objects as instances and one instance can be replaced by another...

Please, don't be so mysterious, Kim! You mean by the proper (keep new/throw away current) merge tool?

Sorry... Didn't mean to be "mysterious"...
Please have a little patience (for a couple of days) and I will make a short tutorial on how it's done...
I don't mean the merge option (keep new/throw away current) but the Instance brush...

I will get back as quickly as possible on this...

CadFather · 2 Apr 2008, 07:41

Gaieus, Fred means this:

open the instancing brush tool box (window - instancing brush)
select your tree (or any single instance)
activate it as the brush instance (top arrow in the brush tool box)
select a place to paint the instance on
activate it as the canvas (arrow below the first in the brush box)
click on brush at the bottom and enter a name for it

this new instance you have created will show on the left pane tree (has a grey circle before the name)

now if you right click on that instance you will see a new command: 'instancing'. it lists ALL the brushes available. they can be swapped with others (which have to be created as above)

Fred..not exactly what i was looking for!

Gaieus · 2 Apr 2008, 08:51

Yes, I know the instancing method - I was just curious whether this would mean something like we use "dummy components" in our skp models which then can be replaced (kind of like "reloaded") with the instance tool.

It's OK that we can replace things but selecting an "object" is rather like selecting materials in KT (unless you group things) but three instances of the same component in SU will not be three different "object" in KT.

CadFather · 2 Apr 2008, 10:27

exactly Gaieus... hear that Fred?

however Tomasz script did include an export option for instanced objects!

i am in fact waiting until he feels it is publish-able

Frederik · 2 Apr 2008, 11:07

Come on guys... THere's a work around, just like I told you...
Please posses yourself with a little patience and I'll come back with a tut...

Gaieus · 2 Apr 2008, 11:13

It's not a big deal, Kim - the instance tool is cool enough to occupy my near future endeavours

CadFather · 2 Apr 2008, 15:55

it's a given there's no hurry Fred... ..i'm already glad to get an answer to my question - (18 replies to my languishing post in fact) cheers!