GeorgeR Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Could you please add an erase checkbox to the Object Slice modifier? If any part of the path comes into contact with the object, that entire path is removed. Useful for pleaching: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cZ3ODZrsBJI/TpcAru64kOI/AAAAAAAAA0w/fK6VAqxy4tI/s400/jinnybloom_pleached.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduard Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Hi George, Do you have any other examples of where it's needed? Just this photo doesn't show the need for this checkbox, there seems branches appear at a certain height of the trunk... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeR Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Another example would be a hedge, where aside from the end piece, you might want to create a section piece where leaves don't grow on those inner 2 sides, so you'd use a regular Object Slice on the branches, then an Object Slice with Erase for the leaves. edit: Apparently someone has done it in real life too, not just for instancing purposes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austingrd Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Nice idea! Althought I think this one would be tough to implement but it would be a challenge for the developers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptrain03 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 To get this effect you could just perform the object slice on the "twigs" path that contains the leaves, and all the previous paths as well. That way when the path is sliced you would still get full leaves up to the cut instead of sliced leaves. If you were using a program like railclone to create the shrub you could just change the padding value to get the joint to look seamless. Something like this would be great for self intersection though. Sometimes it is difficult to create branches an a way that avoids collisions with other branches on the same tree. This characteristic is critical for realistic plant material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduard Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Funny hedge Ok, we'll add this checkbox, I think it will not be difficult... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Brown Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 On 3/24/2014 at 5:05 PM, ptrain03 said: Something like this would be great for self intersection though. Sometimes it is difficult to create branches an a way that avoids collisions with other branches on the same tree. This characteristic is critical for realistic plant material. Yip...avoiding self-intersection of the same plant paths is high up on the request list for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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