Window Challenge

[masterpaul]

So this is the solution Im trying to think of... I have a facade of the building (as you can see its uneven, bottem smaller then top etc). And I an window design I want To apply to it. Shape bending tool wont do the job, the fredo scale might but what happens if there will be like 30 floors to do,window will be a pain.

[sdmitch]

It seems you Window Challenge is more a Mission Impossible. Shape Bender could do the job but only if you create a small gap somewhere in the curve and create a group of windows at least as long as length of the curve.

Otherwise it would seem your only options is un-bent windows placed on the curve.

[Hieru]

Have you tried Component Stringer?

I did something similar with a simple curve here, but it should work for more complex paths.

[gilles]

you can use Component stringer and BZ_tools and Recurve( see plugins index )

# 1 Draw your bean
# 2 erase the face
# 3 select the perimeter an recurve
# 4 right-click/ BZ_ convert to / polyline segmentor
# 5 type how many windows you want, enter
# 6 erase one segment of the curve ( Component stringer does not work with closed curves )
# 7 select your window component and your curve then plugin/Component stringer /scaling: stretch
# 8 add the last window. Done
# 9 use the tape tool to rescale if needed.

Note: you may have to play with component axis to find the good orientation of the window.

Have fun

[masterpaul]

I tried using the component stringer. It works fine in most cases until you get to unevenly oriented/slanted walls (e.g one wall is facing up, but the angle slowly changes, and then you have a wall that faces down slighty)

Im thinking that the solution to this could be a plugin that would:
Draw/Model a "pattern" on a selected surface or surfaces. The "pattern" would be assigned by selecting a component.

[gilles]

Do you mean your walls are not vertical?

[masterpaul]

Do you mean your walls are not vertical?

Yes Thanks, I ment the wholes are slanted in different directions. Each floor is different. This is why I think a "paint surfaces with component" could be very useful

[gilles]

In this case all your windows or most of them will be different.
Can you imagine the cost of this?

[masterpaul]

In this case all your windows or most of them will be different.
Can you imagine the cost of this?

Ye, but atleast all put my monster rig to good use
(If you mean cont of production, Im doing this project as an experiment)

[gilles]

Good luck?
Maybe you could find fredoscale useful for this.

[TIG]

Perhaps you need to build the mesh and lattice it into windows - EEbyRails then LatticeMaker - one leaving diagonals and the other after manually erasing coplanar diagonals [simple selection tricks...]
I know the windows are not all the same width - but hey, this is a quick 5min demo... you have several hours to sort this perfectly...

[broomstick]

THere is also a plugin called component onto faces wich could help you. You have to correctly position the center of the component though

[DareDevil]

My solution is not a plugin and it's a commercial soft again...
It's Paracloud Gem

I dream about a simple free plug for SU doing that ! Waiting for it, I've bought the V4 next year.

[jpalm32]

My solution is not a plugin and it's a commercial soft again...
It's Paracloud Gem

I dream about a simple free plug for SU doing that ! Waiting for it, I've bought the V4 next year.

Price??? Nothing on site I can find. Not much info either

[DareDevil]

My solution is not a plugin and it's a commercial soft again...
It's Paracloud Gem
I dream about a simple free plug for SU doing that ! Waiting for it, I've bought the V4 next year.

Price??? Nothing on site I can find. Not much info either

Sad... there is no info on the new version of the web site
I said "I've bought the V4 next year", but's not realy true... "My school bought it" is better
So, I dont realy know the price, but I remember something about 250$ for academic license.