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How to create Chicken Wire
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How to create Chicken Wire // Roundtable
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 4:25am
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Seems Like a stupid question, I know:rolleyes: but which is the easiest and fastest way to create a chicken wire mesh in true space. It is just for a project I am doing. Being a bit of a perfectionist to be honest.
But getting a bit of £ to do it so I had better make a good job:D |
Post by hemulin // Feb 24, 2006, 4:28am
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If its going to be a closeup on the chicken wire, you probably want to make your own 'wire', however if it just in the background you could probably get away with cutting bits out of a cuboid (a very thin one) |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 4:32am
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Hemulin, What would be the easiest method for creating my own wire if it was going to be a close up shot:) |
Post by hemulin // Feb 24, 2006, 4:34am
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Ah, yes, i'm getting to that bit, splinters told me about it last week and im trying to remember how to do it. Maybe he can shed some light on this if he's online. :confused: |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 4:36am
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Oh ok, Forgot about splinters (Woody) he'll know I'm sure he knows just about everything else about the program:jumpy: |
Post by hemulin // Feb 24, 2006, 4:39am
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Basically, (this doesnt work in practice but the idea is there), he create a nurbs curve and you save that as an object, then you create a cylinder (or whatever shape you want your wire to be), and then I think you use the lathe tool to get the cylinder to follow the wire all the way round. Making your own 3d wire |
Post by hemulin // Feb 24, 2006, 4:41am
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No, actually you use the macro sweep, wait while i play with it a bit, to try and get it to work |
Post by hemulin // Feb 24, 2006, 4:46am
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OK, i'm stuck, there is a step I keep missing out, you'll have to wait till splinters reads this |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 4:47am
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Ok No Problem Hemulin;) ;) |
Post by splinters // Feb 24, 2006, 5:30am
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Oh ok, Forgot about splinters (Woody) he'll know I'm sure he knows just about everything else about the program:jumpy:
Why....you....I oughta......
Wait until Monday-you are in big trouble...;) |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 5:34am
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ooooooooooo, LOL!! I take it you can tell me how to make a mesh on Monday aswell then?:D :D ;) |
Post by splinters // Feb 24, 2006, 5:35am
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Oh, you want an answer now?
Right then, for distance use a texture map with alpha transparencies-there is one in the Metals2 library called Hex mesh. Try it.
For closeup work you need to look at how chainlink fencing goes together then try and recreate the main element and then repeat it ad infinum.
You need to draw a curve (the path the wire takes) then save it to your curve library.
Next, draw a circle which will be the profile of the wire. Now click on macro/sweep tool (near sweep) click on your curve in the library, R-Click on macro/sweep and make sure bend is enabled.
Now click on Macro/sweep once more to sweep.
Just finishing a bit of artwork for this month's gallery (a patriotic effort) then I will try and post an example....:D
I really should be doing some school work..........like you :( |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 5:37am
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Ok, I will have a go at that, sounds a bit complicated for me.:rolleyes: |
Post by hemulin // Feb 24, 2006, 6:49am
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... then save it to your curve library...
Curve library:confused: Do you mean object library.
I was doing everything right that you said; however truespace was really playing up/and still is |
Post by splinters // Feb 24, 2006, 7:01am
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Actually we are both wrong-I meant paths library-it is there but I cannot remember where in TS6. I am having a bit of trouble getting the BEND function working properly in TS7 using Macro/Sweep. Any TS7 users able to get the BEND option to work properly?
In principle my theory works but without BEND it looks rubbish; |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 7:04am
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I have done it:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: Looks orite aswell (makes a change) Cheers splinters, and Hemulin:jumpy: |
Post by splinters // Feb 24, 2006, 7:11am
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Post your results then Mark. I take it that BEND works in your version of TS7...newer is not always better...;) |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 7:26am
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No i did it in 6.6 couldnt find the tool in 7, One sec I'll just render it |
Post by splinters // Feb 24, 2006, 7:30am
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Macro/Sweep tool is with sweep tool in model toolbar. Give it a try for us would you? Dont use the paths in the library though-draw your own. Cheers. |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 9:46am
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Cannot get it to render, dunno what is wrong with True space left it for 2 hours and it hasn't even started rendering.:mad: |
Post by splinters // Feb 24, 2006, 9:52am
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The Gremlins are definitely at work tonight. Seemed to have camped down in Yorkshire too.....:confused: |
Post by splinters // Feb 24, 2006, 10:05am
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Had to do it the old fashioned way (until I sort BEND out) but here it is anyway; |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 10:19am
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God Paul everything you do is like too good. Sorry, overeacting:) That certainly looks very good though. I am too busy trying to make true space 7 to work. Will post my image when I have got it up and running:D :D |
Post by splinters // Feb 24, 2006, 10:23am
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God Paul everything you do is like too good.
Yeak, like sorry dude....but like hey, I can teach you to do like farout stuff and things.....way to go Bro!
Aren't you from Yorkshire......;) |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 10:38am
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Yer my netting isnt as detailed as yours, shame I cant 'knick them off you. You wont be needing it LOL:D :D WTF IS WRONG WITH TRUE SPACE!! cant get it to render anything. Any ideas:confused::D :D |
Post by hemulin // Feb 24, 2006, 10:41am
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Has everybody gone mad around here:confused: :confused: :confused:
I've finally got it to work (after finding the paths library in ts6.6) second icon down on the typical left widget):banana: |
Post by stoker // Feb 24, 2006, 10:59am
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Send a screen shot in then Hemulin......:jumpy: |
Post by hemulin // Feb 24, 2006, 11:13am
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I don't mean I actually made some chicken wire, I mean I got the macro sweep to work, you're the one thats meant to be doing the chicken wire. BTW, the bend tool works fine in ts6.6, must just be 7 that has problems splinters. |
Post by splinters // Feb 24, 2006, 11:13am
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Yer my netting isnt as detailed as yours, shame I cant 'knick them off you. You wont be needing it LOL:D :D WTF IS WRONG WITH TRUE SPACE!! cant get it to render anything. Any ideas:confused::D :D
I will give you the netting Stoker....I will see what size the file is...otherwise Monday.
As for TS7-delete default.ctx then try..... |
Post by hultek43 // Feb 24, 2006, 11:28am
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Nice looking fence, but it doesn't look like any chicken wire I've ever seen.;) |
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