Components Intersecting - prevent this? Plugin available?

tamfore · 28 Oct 2008, 13:10

Is there a script or plugin where you can prevent models from intersecting with another model it is near or touching... for example if you have a bowl of apples - and each apple is a separate component... you are dropping or placing each apple in the bowl in whatever arrangment you want... is there a script or plugin that can be used when placing the apples in the bowl that will make it easier to prevent intersecting with the other apples in the bowl???

thank you
Tamfore

axeonalias · 28 Oct 2008, 13:31

Try Grouping the seperate objects when they are apart? Works for me

tamfore · 28 Oct 2008, 13:33

Thanks...that is kind of what I have been doing... just wondering if there was a plugin similar to the drop plugin...

thanks for your tip

tamfore · 28 Oct 2008, 13:54

basically trying to see if there is a timesaving way to place them close to each other evening touching but not intersecting each other... other then just manually moving each apple to place it touching but trying not to intersect...

thanks for everyone's assistance

boofredlay · 28 Oct 2008, 14:15

Tamfore, I think I know what you are talking about but unfortunately I have no solution. When I was working on this candy jar recently it was time consuming having to move each piece of candy and make sure they were not overlapping. It would be nice to have a script that limits the distance of movement when encountered with another object.

tamfore · 28 Oct 2008, 15:03

That is exactly what I am trying to do - except with apples in a bowl... ok well i will just plug along manually - maybe soon they will come up with that plugin! thanks for your help.

boofredlay · 28 Oct 2008, 15:44

Sure, I just placed a request in the Ruby Forum Here . Maybe we will get lucky

Anssi · 28 Oct 2008, 19:03

I don't know for sure, but maybe this could be done with the SketchyPhysics or Drop plugins.

Anssi

tamfore · 28 Oct 2008, 19:32

have already tried the drop plugins... doesnt not give the correct effect completely

Charlie__V · 28 Oct 2008, 20:20

Sketchyphysics will work,after playing physics simulation....."cntrl A".......right click...group shape change....to static.

Charlie

tamfore · 28 Oct 2008, 20:25

thanks i will try it later tonight - i will post and let you all know how it goes

Gaieus · 29 Oct 2008, 11:20

How about Didier's component spray tool? There is something in it which prevents stacking afaik.

Tamore, let me, please, correct you a bit and clarify a misunderstanding here: "intersecting " means something different in SU therefore some folks above seemed to be giving dumb advices.

tamfore · 29 Oct 2008, 15:17

can you direct me where to find that spray tool?

tamfore · 29 Oct 2008, 17:44

@gaieus said:

How about Didier's component spray tool? There is something in it which prevents stacking afaik.

Tamore, let me, please, correct you a bit and clarify a misunderstanding here: "intersecting " means something different in SU therefore some folks above seemed to be giving dumb advices.

can you send me a link or tell me how to find the "Didier's Component Spray tool