Ali Torabi

Digital Architecture & Technology

Altering the object material in PARA 3D

In this video you learn how to use the Material modifier to control the material of the objects inside the array.

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February 27, 2012 at 10:37 am Comments (0)

Rotating panels along the surface

Rotating Panles

Level: Advanced
In This Video:

  • Use curve controller to change U & V offsets of a surface controller.
  • Using preview mode to handle large number of items in the array.
  • surfaceController takes following arguments:
    surface:surface name –Name of object in 3ds Max
    feedback:transform/position/rotation –function returns transform matrix, position in point3 value and rotation in EulerAngles value
    uOffset:offset value –Increase or decrease offset in U direction
    vOffset:offset value –Increase or decrease offset in V direction
    normalOffset:offset value –increase or decrease the normal offset
    mode:1 or 2 — set the controller in relative mode (2) or absolute mode (1)
    order: 1 to 9 — choose the order of rotation (items in drop down menu) works only when feedback is set to rotation
    data: 1 or 2 — use uv-mapping information (2) or NURBS evaluation functions (1)
    uv:1 or 2 — choose the uv direction.
    surfaceID: index number — identify the surface index when works with nurbs object or choose
    the UV mapping channel when working with mapping information

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    Combine controllers inside your script

    Combine Controllers

    Level: Advanced
    In This Video:

  • Use curve controller to pass offset value to the surface controller.
  • Set the dim argument to apply the curve controller on a certain direction.
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    April 18, 2010 at 3:31 pm Comments (2)

    Undulating brick wall

    Undulating brick wall

    Level: Advanced
    In This Video:

  • Use surface controller function inside your script.
  • set Feedback argument to rotation when you need to rotate objects according to the surface.
  • Push items in every other row by increasing index1 value.
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    April 18, 2010 at 2:39 pm Comments (18)

    Multiple map channel choice in surface controller

    Level: Advanced
    In This Video:

  • Use map index number to choose mapping information of a particular map channel.
  • Use relative mode to detach the panels from the controller surface.
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    April 17, 2010 at 5:12 pm Comments (0)

    Surface cladding part 1

     surface cladding using 2D shape based objects

    Level: Advanced
    In This Video:

  • Use surface controller to map a 2d shape on a surface.
  • How surface controller sets the U and V offsets for each individual vertex in s-pline shape.
  • use surface modifier to generate patch based on a losed shape.
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    Introducing surface controller of parametric array

    Level: Beginner
    In This Video:

  • How to use surface controller.
  • Normal offset, Local Offset.
  • What kind of surfaces you can choose.
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