<![CDATA[Grass as component, not pattern]]>Don't laugh (so I can hear you), please. While I am texture ignorant, I don't like patterns for grass here because they are mapped to terrain facets that make for a homely look (first two images). Is there an effective way around this?. The stick grasses shown in the third image are components. Any suggestions/thoughts on this approach (apart from scale which is a bit large, I think)?

These are country people; green types; they don't mow their native grasses.

grass as texture-pattern-material - 1_cr.jpg

grass as texture-pattern-material - 2_cr.jpg

grass as component - 1.JPG

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/134114/grass-as-component-not-patternRSS for NodeSun, 10 May 2026 21:18:17 GMTTue, 27 Mar 2012 18:15:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:52:17 GMT]]>a watchtower.

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1319068https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1319068Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:52:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:35:42 GMT]]>Thank you, Gai...

But I don't really trust you soldiers' fashion sense. And where are they headed? Is that a stockade or a granary or a commissary or what?

Nevermind.

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1319066https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1319066Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:35:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:54:11 GMT]]>Here I have some grass patches if you like - they are png files on single faces:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=7855528f6b0f76e9440b5e85fc05fc55

Though I used a different grass component here, this is how it could look with instanced grass:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9SVAwKBpsOA/TP9vbWFBhvI/AAAAAAAAE7s/GDIDfXqOz3U/s800/ortorony.jpg

Then if you need to cover a very big area, indeed consider that whatever components you use, you will have problems so another solution (trick) would be to use two surfaces above each other: the bottom surface is a "normal" grass texture and another surface placed somewhat (~5cm / ~2") higher is a material with "holes" on it (semi transparent) like here:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=52aeba6fee1da988846ddcb7a97e4c0d

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318773https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318773Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:54:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:21:19 GMT]]>This is about as good as I could do and it took me too long to do it, trying various. Three triangular leaves each component, no verticals.

Top: edges style normal.
Bottom: edge style as material.

grass as component - 8-edge normal.JPG

grass as component - 8-edge as material.JPG

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318748https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318748Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:21:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:54:27 GMT]]>Thank you, chedda. I feared as much. And it has more muscle and learning required than I require right now. I do hope to test it on a patch, though, as I'd like to learn it, as, you see, I'm pretty bald.

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318707https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318707Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:54:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:29:27 GMT]]>That looks like my lawn. Well, except the bare spots aren't white. 😄

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318672https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318672Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:29:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:36:25 GMT]]>Hey Brookefox i posted this a while back take a look it even features a chicken !:

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=43722

i'd avoid fur with such large spaces it's heavy on geometry and sketchup will balk under the load.

chedda

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318616https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318616Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:36:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:52:54 GMT]]>yeah specially the purple headed one.

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318607https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318607Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:52:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:18:26 GMT]]>Let us know how you get on with Fur nd don't let those chickens near the grass, they will ruin it 😉

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318568https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318568Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:18:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:58:24 GMT]]>@mitcorb said:

Maybe "MakeFur"? Do a patch, make it a component, populate the scene with instances turned this way and that.

Good suggestion. Not sure what it offers over Spray but I'll try it. Thanks.

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318564https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318564Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:58:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grass as component, not pattern on Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:49:13 GMT]]>Maybe "MakeFur"? Do a patch, make it a component, populate the scene with instances turned this way and that.

]]>https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318549https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1318549Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:49:13 GMT