I need a plugin for random replacement

[Edson]

what I want is this: on the facade of a building I want to show some windows open, some closed and some half-closed. for that purpose I created 3 similar components. now I want to distribute them randomly on the facade. but how?

do you know of any plugins that would do that? there used to be one but I cannot find it.

thanks for any help.

[Box]

You could use Tig's Random Select, and Replace Selection from the component dialog. http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=RandomSelect

[sdmitch]

"Component Replacement" plugin found on my blog may be of some help.

[pilou]

Of course you will have same result with taken Source as
5 Object A, 2 objects B, 1 Object C !

So some more speedy and less heavy!

My favorite versatile plugin!

[pilou]

Sure with the Sdmitch one you can make that in one pass!

For make different pourcentage just create different familly
of your Source Objects!

For example
a line of 50 object A
A line of 20 Object B
A line of 10 object C

Like this you will have 50 % of object A
20 % of object B
10 % of object C

Objects Target can be a simple cube!

[rv1974]

The right, headache-free way to do it (preferably with shortcuts):

1. Get definition*
2. TIG's random select
3. Apply definition*

*- http://www.smustard.com/script/ApplyTo

[Edson]

I thank you all for the help. I will surely check your suggestions.

I am almost sure that I used to do what I want in the past using some easy-to-use extension, something along the lines of Chris Fullmer's Random Painter.

best regards.

[JQL]

And does any of you know of a random component/group painter?

Select a lot of instances of the same component and a list of materials and randomly apply those materials to the components.

There's a Random painter that randomizes paint on faces but I was thinking about randomizing the material of component instances.

[pilou]

Sdmitch has made A color random replacement : ask him the same for textures!

[JQL]

@pilou said:

Sdmitch has made A color random replacement : ask him the same for textures!

Hi Mitch...

[pilou]

Else Tig has made a Texture Randomizer

[JQL]

@pilou said:

Else Tig has made a Texture Randomizer

It's for faces, not components, I believe.

[JQL]

Really...? Thanks Pilou!

[pilou]

Sure !
For randomize all paramaters of a same texture! (Works also for Components & Groups)
But you can select several different textures on the same time!
They will have same variation of parameters!
(Different sizes of boxes is just perspective effect ! )