American Flag Mapping

david_h

Your geekness is excused. I actually kinda knew that. . .(not! ) but we cuzzins over here on this side of the pond just call it the Union Jack regardless.

thanks for the feedback Pete. .. I will check the image type. I suspected that was it.

david_h

looks like that was it. . . Thanks!

Now our state just needs to come up with a better design.

david_h

This is just too fun!

Gaieus

@unknownuser said:

Shouldn't I have [i.e. projected the UJ]? That's what I thought I was s'posed to do!

No, I mean that's what I'd've done as well. Maybe if the big wave wasn't right in the middle of the flag, it wouldn't be so apparent.

Cool game however!

david_h

It occured to me thru all of this that perhaps the most efficient way to do with is with a Face Me clipmap and call it good. although these flags are only about 250K each.

Pause and discuss. . .

Gaieus

Face me is a good idea - this way you can make sure that the wind seems to be blowing from the same direction for all the flags (should you decide to use more in a scene).

david_h

wind is a consideration and also. . .making these flags is just too much fun!

urgen

...David,select flag's groop and use Soap Skin Bubble skript (press "Restart FormFinding")
http://www.tensile-structures.de/sb_software.html
...just too much fun!.

flag.skp

solo

Hey David, how about an overkill.

I give you the curtain flag.

david_h

@urgen said:

...David,select flag's groop and use Soap Skin Bubble skript (press "Restart FormFinding")
http://www.tensile-structures.de/sb_software.html
...just too much fun!.

I for the life of me can't figure out how to get Soap Skin to work. I don't find the help site much help either. Anybody wanna give a tut!

Solo. . .you--as usual. . .are da man.

urgen

@unknownuser said:

I for the life of me can't figure out how to get Soap Skin to work. I don't find the help site much help either. Anybody wanna give a tut!
...two small video...
SSB animation.rar
flag.rar
... Look more here...
http://groups.google.com/group/Ruby-API/browse_thread/thread/982c56fae94d3537/fececa1a9d219f24?lnk=gst#fececa1a9d219f24
...PavAks and urgen the same person

david_h

Thanks Urgen. You know I tried using SSB as you did but I dont get the results. when I select a rectangle and skin it. It shows a grid, but then when I apply a pressure, it asks for a selection first but doesn't maintain it or whatever and the grid disappears . .. it's all very confusing.

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urgen

@unknownuser said:

Thanks Urgen. You know I tried using SSB as you did but I dont get the results. when I select a rectangle and skin it. It shows a grid, but then when I apply a pressure, it asks for a selection first but doesn't maintain it or whatever and the grid disappears . .. it's all very confusing...

....Strange .... Can be ask about it the author?

boofredlay

David, I made a tutorial for Jeff (Click Draw) a while back. Check it out and see if it helps.
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?p=117613#p117613

david_h

I just had a "D'oh!" moment again. (I get those a lot)

I was goofing up at the Skin step. I guess it would draw a "PREVIEW" Skin but in order for it to take, I had to hit enter again and it would "Generate" it. and from there I could draw the bulgies. Thanks. That helped a lot.

Now back to making Flags and Pennants!