[Plugin] Component Spray Tool 1.3.

plot-paris

it is really great.with this new vertex-function the component-spray tool goes far beyond a mere tool for creation of random assemblies of components. you can now use it to accurately place entities, like in the following short example:

create a rastered face (with the sanbox tool) and create a component (of a column for example (Gaieus, don't be mad with me because of the colum's base shape - it's not ment to be historically accurate )

then delete all the faces arround a shape you want the columns to be placed along and select the remaining faces

now use the new vertex mode of the component spray tool (make sure, that random rotation is inactive), and you can easily get some nice architectural assemblies

great, Didier - I love this new tool!!!

PS: it is even easy to place components along rounded shapes...

kwistenbiebel

Didier is da man !

Great work! I'll be trying it this week as soon as I find the time.
The vertices mode sounds like a very useful option.

marcosrodrigues

Thank you, Sir!

sepo

Wow... This is a very good news.

Fletch

plot-paris... I haven't used this tool yet. but I've read the 'manual'... and I think you can already select faces and spray only on the faces... like your wish you mention below...

wyatt

Thanks for the update. I love this script!
Wyatt

Gaieus

That's a nice one Jacob, indeed! And thanks Didier for the script of course!

plot-paris

thanks Gaieus.

oh, and Fletch, you are right. it is already possible. it even automatically chooses the "spray on selection" option, when some faces are selected - so cool!

majid

tanx tanx tanx and a word : tanx Didier

jiegou

thanks.

sbthomas

I am trying to use the component spray tool to place trees on terrain from google earth. The trees intersect the ground fine on the hills but in the valley they are hovering above the surface. What am I doing wrong??

Thank you guys

plot-paris

do you have any geometry on a hidden layer in that valley (buildings for example). because the Component Spray Tool does regard hidden layers as well.

@Didier,

is it possible to change that, so that only active layers are taken into consideration? that would be awesome.

Didier Bur

@unknownuser said:

is it possible to change that, so that only active layers are taken into consideration? that would be awesome

No, because the raycast ruby method does not support hidden entities or inactive layer

sbthomas

I have not added anything to the su file but the image/terrain from GE and the bilboard style tree that I'm trying to multiply. When you import the tree it will fall on the surface on the hilltops or in the valley, but when you try to spray the tree (even with the point style) the tree doesn't want to drop to the ground in the valleys. Is the Z placement limited to the zero elevation(I see negative and positive elevation limits in the spray dialog box)?

Thanks for trying to help.

STAN

Chris Fullmer

Hi Didier, I have some requests that I wouldn't mind seeing in a script like this. I'll list them below and if any are interesting to your or easy to incorporate, I'd be thrilled! Ok, so I mostly like to use 2d faceme components, so I think my ideas might be more useful for 2d faceme plants/trees and people.

The ability to create pre made lists of components. So currently you have 6 slots to set the components. But editable lists would be cool. So I could make a large list of all my 2d faceme people, then a different list of all my 2d faceme sillhouette people. Both of these lists are much larger than 6 components, so it would be cool if there was something of a component group editor. So instead of selecting the components one by one, I could choose from my lists I had previously put together. This is probably my #1 request if you want to add it
Skip this one, it was random size. I got it work - excellent!
The point and click method should be random (I think). So it doesn't just go in the order of the list. Or maybe a radio tickbox allowing for random order, or following the list order.
Perhaps being able to save different default profiles. So I can set up a default spray for people, then a default for large forrest trees, one for small bushes, etc. This might not be the most important thing to implement, but could be interesting?

I think that is it for now. I had put a lot of thought into a similar script a while ago, but I can't rememebr everything. So if I think of anything more, I'll be sure to add it to this thread

Again, awesome work Didier. I plan on using this regularly.

Chris Fullmer

Gaieus

Stan,

Can it be the case that your terrain valleys are under the ground level in SU (I mean they have negative values on the z axis)?
Because if so, the GE Snapshot (which is a horizontal face on 0 z axis) would stop the trees falling under it.

Didier Bur

Hi,
Spray tool doesn't mind if there are negative coordinates. This must be something else that prevents the trees to land on the terrain...

sbthomas

Gaieus; I think you are right. The GE snapshot seems to be limiting the z placement of trees even if I toggle terrain on. I'll break the GE snapshots up to smaller sections to see if I can get around the problem for now. If there is a way to adjust the axis of the snapshot to make this work better let me know.

Thanks
STAN

Didier Bur

@unknownuser said:

the GE Snapshot (which is a horizontal face on 0 z axis) would stop the trees falling under i

Yes. The ruby "raycast" method don't care of hidden layers or entities (no way to get rid of this). You should make a component of your GE snapshot, save it outside your model, delete it in the model, spray your trees, and bring the GE snapshot component back afterwards.
Regards,

Gaieus

If you unlock it and cut it,you can insert it into another model with the Edit > Paste in place command. At the end you can bring it back in the same way to make it sure it is really at the same place.