Rajaa
You’re certainly welcome to incorporate the objects into the upcoming webinar
The star is tricky, not because it is a polysurface, but because it is not clear how the stones need to be assembled. Is it a radial arrangement? Is it circular?
At this point, those of us hoping to use PanelingTools would take anything they could get! – radial, circular, offset, random, spiral, crosshatch, squaregrid…
The ring example is so overly simplistic where quite honestly, I would’ve pavee’d it in a similar manner and without needing PanelingTools. From the projected curves, I’d take a point and array along curve with a distance equal to the width of the assembly. Then do a orient on surface with the points acting as attractors.
I don’t think I’m alone with other modelers having far more complex polysurface objects seeking usability with PanelingTools.
@CarterTG,
I see your point and unfortunatly there is no one answer-fits-all. Workflow/process has to be tailored to each new surface and design. As I mentioned, you can develop strategies to work with each form and the fact that the base is free-form or a polysurface should not stop you from using PT. The more examples I have, the better I can make the tools to allow at least partial automation when possible.
I am working on your star example to see if I can enhance the ptOrientToGrid command to at least orient-rigid following the base polysurface. Just keep in mind that packing is not part of the PT set of tools.