hunting for some advanced cloning plugins or techniques.

[psychostyrene]

has anyone invented something like point clone plus..... only working with polygons instead of points? so that the \orientation of each clone can be tied to the surface normal of the polygon... or anything like this.

im doing a LOT of foliage and mas detail natural forms, and am finding that while ruffing out the form of the objects iis easy and quick, the time is going into carefully having to conform all the cloned details to the surface orientation of the overall form, i cant imagine that no one has cooked up something to deal with this?
please let me know if youve heard of anything or have an effective workaround.

cheers
G

[daforum]

Try this: http://www.kolumbus.fi/erkki.halkka/modpak/index.html

What you want is "Q-polyclone"

Hope it helps!

[daforum]

Also there's Sumatra: http://www.svenart.de/sumatra_about.htm

[psychostyrene]

thank you sir thats exactly the ticket... now i just need a version of this where polygon SCALE is also a factor and ill be completely happy :D

[psychostyrene]

sir, you dont happen you HAVE a copy of that plugin floating around? the downloader doesnt seem to be doing squat for me, and what im workin on is... incredibly urgent.

[Dodgy]

Also have a look at my web page if those don't do what you need.
http://www.mikegreen.name/Lscripts.html#Ultimate_Clone

[ramccombe]

I find this to be a great clone tool.

http://www.artssphere.com/plugins/cloneplus.php

[psychostyrene]

thank you sir for your reply ill check it out imediately

[psychostyrene]

thats it :D thank you richard thats PERFECT
exactly what i need.

[psychostyrene]

oh god its 9.x
HAHAHAHAHA thats still a month away for me, oh well thanks anyhow

[ramccombe]

Give a try, I'm pretty sure it will work because the last release date is May 08 besides it's an Lscript. Try it.

[ramccombe]

The site shows selecting the last poly in the same layer before starting the plugin but I find you can put the item to be cloned in a background layer and in the foreground layer select the polys to be attached to and then run the plugin. Good luck.

[psychostyrene]

no such luck im affraid
thanks anyways

[daforum]

sir, you dont happen you HAVE a copy of that plugin floating around? the downloader doesnt seem to be doing squat for me, and what im workin on is... incredibly urgent.

Here's the script. Downloaded fine for me.
Check the link i originally gave you for instructions and tips on how it installs and works.

[psychostyrene]

sir, youre a gentleman, thank you so much for your assistance, and remember me because i owe you a favour if i can ever repay.