AlternateArray1D

From K-3D

Description

AlternateArray1D

Plugin Status:	Stable
Categories:	All Plugins, Stable Plugins, Array Plugins

Metadata

Name	Value

Properties

Label	Description	Type	Script Name
Layout	Layout	k3d::inode*	layout
Axis1	Axis1	k3d::string_t	axis1

Notes

AlternateArray1D can be used with the other array plugins to create "seamless" patterns by mirroring alternating objects in an array around an axis. A typical scenario would be to use AlternateArray1D as the layout for a TranslateArray1D, simultaneously spacing-out and alternating the orientation of the array objects.

Example

• Start K-3D.
• Use Create > Polygons > PolyCylinder to create a PolyCylinder that will be rendered multiple times.
• Right-click on the cylinder in the viewport and choose Mesh Modifier > Rotate Points.
• Rotate the cylinder around its Y axis, so it will be asymmetrical with respect to the X axis.
• Choose Create > Array > RenderManArray1D to create the array node that will control the number and layout of cylinders to be rendered.
• The new RenderManArray1D properties will appear in the Node Properties Panel.
• For the Source property, choose the cylinder.
• For the Layout property, choose "-- New TranslateArray1D".
• The new TranslateArray1D properties will appear in the Node Properties Panel.
• You will see a collection of overlapping cyan bounding-boxes in the viewport. Each bounding-box is the same size as the source cylinder.
• Adjust the Offset property X value so that the bounding-boxes do not overlap.
• For the Layout property, choose "-- New AlternateArray1D".
• Render the scene to see how every other cylinder is mirrored along the X axis.

See Also

MeshArray1D, RenderManArray1D, TranslateArray1D, RotateArray1D