[req] unique texture

xrok1

but perhaps create a new texture from the existing

isn't that what make unique does?

Chris Fullmer

That's what I'm curious about. There is no existing "make unique" method. So you can't single out a face, find its material and tell it to be unique.

But you absolutely can find a face, find its material, find the path to that material. Then make a new material and assign the image to the new material. Perhaps the actual image would need to be copied as a separate file though. I just don't know. I think Thom might be out of town right now too. Mqabe someone else has some time to test this stuff out.

Chris

xrok1

well if someone does crack the case it would be nice to be able to do the same (multiple faces) with projected texture as well

TIG

If I get this right you want a new method material.make_unique ?
If so I have something...

material-make_unique.rb adds a new Method to Sketchup's Material Class -
material.make_unique
It makes a clone of the material from the original and gives it a
new name, incrementing the 'name' with #n at the end.
Returns a unique new material.
material-make_unique.rb

Example of use...

make material of selected faces unique

type `makefacesmaterialsunique` in the Ruby Console

No UV mapping yet...

Gaieus

The native make unique function doesn't simply makes a new material based on the one applied to a face but also

crops the image on the face boundaries
if it is a "tiling" image (more instances applied on a face obviously), it will "unite" those images into the unique image

TIG

@gaieus said:

The native make unique function doesn't simply makes a new material based on the one applied to a face but also

crops the image on the face boundaries

if it is a "tiling" image (more instances applied on a face obviously), it will "unite" those images into the unique image

I know... This was just a quick first attempt... The UV and size/merged images need work...

xrok1

great progress! keep going
are you going to throw the projected option in there too??

Gaieus

@tig said:

I know... This was just a quick first attempt... The UV and size/merged images need work...

OK-OK, I wasn't going to "lesson" you (I was sure you know ) just mentioned to make it obvious for all.

Anyway, I think that the improved texturing tools in SU 7 are still undervalued by many.

xrok1

any progress?

TIG

Sorry... it's at the end of a long list If anyone else wants to chip in pleased do...

xrok1

TIG, thanks for considering it and best luck with all your other projects.

[req] unique texture

Example of use...

make material of selected faces unique

type makefacesmaterialsunique in the Ruby Console

type `makefacesmaterialsunique` in the Ruby Console