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    • cottyC Offline
      cotty
      last edited by

      You know where I would love to see this? πŸ˜‰
      Very nice! πŸ‘

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      • olisheaO Offline
        olishea
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        Thanks guys. D12 that was my intention and I have a lot more work to do on the rest of the range.

        Hey Pilou, thanks for posting that, very inspirational. The key to a nice mesh is how you subdivide the 2D honeycomb structure first, otherwise shape bender makes it'sΒ own mind up.

        It's a shame Shape Bender doesn't work on a closed loop.

        Cotty, how can I forget, although it is no longer simple! πŸ˜†

        oli

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        • Rich O BrienR Offline
          Rich O Brien Moderator
          last edited by

          That's great πŸ‘

          I was trying to come up with a Voronoi workflow recently. It quckly spiralled outta control...

          voronoi-test-su.png

          voronoi-test-thea.png

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          • dereiD Offline
            derei
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            @rich o brien said:

            That's great πŸ‘

            I was trying to come up with a Voronoi workflow recently. It quckly spiralled outta control...

            [attachment=1:3knqztn3]<!-- ia1 -->voronoi-test-su.png<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:3knqztn3]

            [attachment=0:3knqztn3]<!-- ia0 -->voronoi-test-thea.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3knqztn3]

            that's awesome, dude !! πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

            DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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            • pilouP Offline
              pilou
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              Just for the fun πŸ˜„
              A Zbrush fan of me Mealea Ying has made a special Multi Mesh Insert for Zbrush ! 😎

              http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=317004

              Frenchy Pilou
              Is beautiful that please without concept!
              My Little site :)

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              • olisheaO Offline
                olishea
                last edited by

                That's excellent Rich. I'd be interested in your workflow too. The render looks real πŸ‘ This is where problem can lie with SU, it's hugely difficult to post-honeycomb a structure if you understand me. The mesh must relate to the structure when I believe there is an easier way of doing it. Rich I think you can make voronoi textures in photoshop using stained glass filter πŸ˜‰

                SketchUp really isn't the best tool for these models, but I find its limitations/constraints can sometimes be inspirational...it helps me understand 3D better.

                Yes Pilou, I remember seeing a frenchy pilou plugin on the internet and I thought "I know this guy, I know this guy!!"
                I looked at using Wings 3D again for these models...it's just 100x quicker than SketchUp. Why is sketchup still so slow? Why does it slow to a snail's pace with heavy geometry when another app can open/navigate the scene fluidly? Will it always be like this? πŸ˜† Sorry for the rant.

                oli

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  Why is sketchup still so slow?

                  At the base it's a "Box modeler", not a "Subdivison Modeler" and it has so many other things to manage!

                  Sure for this sort of things SU can't fight with ZB, Wings3D, Blender.. but it has a so sweet ergonomy! β˜€

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                  • Rich O BrienR Offline
                    Rich O Brien Moderator
                    last edited by

                    voronoi-test-su-2.png

                    @Oli πŸ˜‰

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                    • olisheaO Offline
                      olishea
                      last edited by

                      Lovely Rich. Did you vectorize a texture or something? πŸ‘

                      @unknownuser said:

                      Sure for this sort of things SU can't fight with ZB, Wings3D, Blender.. but it has a so sweet ergonomy! β˜€

                      I know I know, that's why I can't stop using it. πŸ˜„

                      oli

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                      • Rich O BrienR Offline
                        Rich O Brien Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Thomthom's HeightMap to Mesh plugin on a 64px x 64px .bmp

                        Tried a 208px x 208px first but it buckled SU. πŸ˜’

                        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                        • olisheaO Offline
                          olishea
                          last edited by

                          Oh yeah, great little plugin. Isn't there a plugin/algorithm to subdivide a face into these shapes? I'll look into some other techniques to achieve this. Imagine a Voronoi TOS πŸ˜„

                          oli

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                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                            last edited by

                            TIG's elegantly named Quadrilatelizer (which has a scrabble score of 968 with three triple word bonuses and bonus for all letters used) can generate a funky yet consistent results.

                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                            • olisheaO Offline
                              olishea
                              last edited by

                              Thought so! πŸ˜† Gonna give it a whirl now.

                              There seems to be a grasshopper workflow I may look into as well.

                              oli

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                              • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                Rich O Brien Moderator
                                last edited by

                                You need the patient of a saint to wait while SU crunches numbers....not worth the effort though....


                                de-saint-phalle_giardino-tarocchi1.jpg

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                                • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  So what is your secret ? πŸ˜„

                                  MystΓ©rieux

                                  Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                                  • massimoM Offline
                                    massimo Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    Here's my go. Much better than Rich's

                                    voronoi-test-su-4.png

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      @unknownuser said:

                                      TIG's elegantly named Quadrilatelizer (which has a scrabble score of 968 with three triple word bonuses and bonus for all letters used) can generate a funky yet consistent results.

                                      Yes but that is only quads! 😲
                                      Seems you have not only quads! πŸ’š

                                      So what is your secret ? πŸ˜„

                                      quaz.jpg


                                      quaz1.jpg

                                      Frenchy Pilou
                                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                      My Little site :)

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                                      • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                        Rich O Brien Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        That's plagiarism πŸ˜‰

                                        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          The Voro method by Mattc is fine but you must click twice the same number of faces! πŸ˜’

                                          quaz1.jpg

                                          Frenchy Pilou
                                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                          My Little site :)

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                                          • massimoM Offline
                                            massimo Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            Yours is a lot better...and great render. πŸ‘ πŸ˜†

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