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Cadroe Murphy

Assistant to Mr. Shatner

Join date: 31 Jul 2003

Posts: 689

02-22-2005 06:16

In case someone else needs to make theater seating, I went ahead and made a seperate tool for it. It's called THX1 and is available at Ohno (44, 113). It's just a specialized version of the ring tool, really. Free to use, copy from, give away or resell as usual.

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Olympia Rebus

Muse of Chaos

Join date: 22 Feb 2004

Posts: 1,831

02-22-2005 09:07

Thanks again for these marvalous tools/toys, Cadroe.

The ringmaker in particular is a helpful device for determining proportions for large interlocking shapes. Nice work!

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Cadroe Murphy

Assistant to Mr. Shatner

Join date: 31 Jul 2003

Posts: 689

02-22-2005 12:04

I'm glad it's useful, Olympia

BTW, are there particular kinds of interlocking shapes you're making? Maybe it would be an interesting problem to work on automating. Not promising anything, but curious.

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Bel Muse

Registered User

Join date: 13 Dec 2002

Posts: 388

02-22-2005 12:23

Playing with RingMaker now. This is so cool! Thanks, Cadroe

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Olympia Rebus

Muse of Chaos

Join date: 22 Feb 2004

Posts: 1,831

02-22-2005 19:51

From: Cadroe Murphy

I'm glad it's useful, Olympia

BTW, are there particular kinds of interlocking shapes you're making? Maybe it would be an interesting problem to work on automating. Not promising anything, but curious.

Actually it's mostly simple stuff that the your ring maker makes easy- like determining the proportions of a wedge shape so it can be duplicated radially into a hexagon or octagon (or fill-in-the-blankagon) without overlapping. No more trial and error, thanks to you

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Nekokami Dragonfly

猫神

Join date: 29 Aug 2004

Posts: 638

02-22-2005 19:58

This is the kind of stuff I love about SL! Awsome tool, and open source, even!

Hm... maybe I could modify ShapeMaker to make that giant snail shell I've been talking about...

neko

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Cadroe Murphy

Assistant to Mr. Shatner

Join date: 31 Jul 2003

Posts: 689

04-22-2005 14:15

Just a note to let anyone interested know that I made a modified version of the ShapeMaker tool which arranges the ring blocks in a wave pattern (in the vertical dimension). It's a new object named RingWave. It's not much of a change, but it's kind of fun to play with. You can adjust the amplitude and frequency. Here's a pic to show what it does. Available around about Ohno(68, 100) for free (well $1 so I can keep track).

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Jeffrey Gomez

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Join date: 11 Jun 2004

Posts: 3,522

04-22-2005 15:06

Ah, the fun one can have with simple math.

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Oz Spade

ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand

Join date: 23 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,708

04-22-2005 16:38

Very cool! Keep us up to date on this.

Is it prim effiecient? I.e. does it calculate the least ammount of prims needed to make the shape?

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Icon Serpentine

punk in drublic

Join date: 13 Nov 2003

Posts: 858

04-22-2005 19:47

fun little tool. pretty fast too

cheers.

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Cadroe Murphy

Assistant to Mr. Shatner

Join date: 31 Jul 2003

Posts: 689

04-23-2005 06:30

From: Oz Spade

Is it prim effiecient? I.e. does it calculate the least ammount of prims needed to make the shape?

No, it just does what it's told really. It rezzes the number of sections (i.e. wedges) that you specify and then you can adjust the radius, width, thickness, amplitude, etc.

y = aSin(bx) is indeed simple, JG

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Cadroe Murphy

Assistant to Mr. Shatner

Join date: 31 Jul 2003

Posts: 689

09-11-2005 06:43

Hey, I just wanted to ask people for a favor. If you make something you think is kind of interesting with ShapeMaker, could you please drop me a note letting me know about it? A snapshot would be even more awesome. I don't think anyone's obliged to, but if you feel like doing it I would appreciate it.

I just like seeing what people do with the tool. Malachi let me know about the giant torus on Paris island, which I thought was very cool. I don't have the land for a torus that big, so I have to live vicariously! I just came across a nice dome in Avalon wich appears to be a theater of sorts, and I enjoyed that. I know people are using it for various things because I periodically get pos rates and even questions about pricing for things I didn't build. Unfortunately people don't usually say what or more importantly where these things are. And just recently I received the cryptic IM "YOU DID NOT BUILD THE POWER DOME" - which is true, I have no idea what the POWER DOME is, and SAID SO.

So anyway, that's the favor I'm asking. If you make something interesting with the tool, would you mind letting me know about it? I don't sell the tool, so I'm not looking for promotional material or anything.

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Garnet Psaltery

Walking on the Moon

Join date: 12 Apr 2005

Posts: 913

09-12-2005 04:17

From: Zuzi Martinez

cool Cadroe! how clean are the joins?

How clean are the ...? Oh, joins.

Cadroe, I picked these up months ago and they got mislaid in my inventory. Thanks for the reminder

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Cadroe Murphy Assistant to Mr. Shatner Join date: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 689	02-22-2005 06:16 In case someone else needs to make theater seating, I went ahead and made a seperate tool for it. It's called THX1 and is available at Ohno (44, 113). It's just a specialized version of the ring tool, really. Free to use, copy from, give away or resell as usual. _____________________ ShapeGen 1.12 and Cadroe Lathe 1.32 now available through SLExchange.
Olympia Rebus Muse of Chaos Join date: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,831	02-22-2005 09:07 Thanks again for these marvalous tools/toys, Cadroe. The ringmaker in particular is a helpful device for determining proportions for large interlocking shapes. Nice work! _____________________
Cadroe Murphy Assistant to Mr. Shatner Join date: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 689	02-22-2005 12:04 I'm glad it's useful, Olympia BTW, are there particular kinds of interlocking shapes you're making? Maybe it would be an interesting problem to work on automating. Not promising anything, but curious. _____________________ ShapeGen 1.12 and Cadroe Lathe 1.32 now available through SLExchange.
Bel Muse Registered User Join date: 13 Dec 2002 Posts: 388	02-22-2005 12:23 Playing with RingMaker now. This is so cool! Thanks, Cadroe _____________________
Olympia Rebus Muse of Chaos Join date: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,831	02-22-2005 19:51 From: Cadroe Murphy I'm glad it's useful, Olympia BTW, are there particular kinds of interlocking shapes you're making? Maybe it would be an interesting problem to work on automating. Not promising anything, but curious. Actually it's mostly simple stuff that the your ring maker makes easy- like determining the proportions of a wedge shape so it can be duplicated radially into a hexagon or octagon (or fill-in-the-blankagon) without overlapping. No more trial and error, thanks to you _____________________
Nekokami Dragonfly 猫神 Join date: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 638	02-22-2005 19:58 This is the kind of stuff I love about SL! Awsome tool, and open source, even! Hm... maybe I could modify ShapeMaker to make that giant snail shell I've been talking about... neko _____________________ Help build InnerLife, a biofeedback adventure in Second Life Please Vote: Prop: 203 - Support local devices beyond mouse and keyboard Prop: 201 - Scriptable Avatar Prims/NPCs/Mannequins/Animals Prop: 199 - Capes, Cloaks, Coats, Veils, Belts, etc.
Cadroe Murphy Assistant to Mr. Shatner Join date: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 689	04-22-2005 14:15 Just a note to let anyone interested know that I made a modified version of the ShapeMaker tool which arranges the ring blocks in a wave pattern (in the vertical dimension). It's a new object named RingWave. It's not much of a change, but it's kind of fun to play with. You can adjust the amplitude and frequency. Here's a pic to show what it does. Available around about Ohno(68, 100) for free (well $1 so I can keep track). _____________________ ShapeGen 1.12 and Cadroe Lathe 1.32 now available through SLExchange.
Jeffrey Gomez Cubed™ Join date: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 3,522	04-22-2005 15:06 Ah, the fun one can have with simple math. _____________________ ---
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	04-22-2005 16:38 Very cool! Keep us up to date on this. Is it prim effiecient? I.e. does it calculate the least ammount of prims needed to make the shape? _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Icon Serpentine punk in drublic Join date: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 858	04-22-2005 19:47 fun little tool. pretty fast too cheers. _____________________ If you are awesome!
Cadroe Murphy Assistant to Mr. Shatner Join date: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 689	04-23-2005 06:30 From: Oz Spade Is it prim effiecient? I.e. does it calculate the least ammount of prims needed to make the shape? No, it just does what it's told really. It rezzes the number of sections (i.e. wedges) that you specify and then you can adjust the radius, width, thickness, amplitude, etc. y = aSin(bx) is indeed simple, JG _____________________ ShapeGen 1.12 and Cadroe Lathe 1.32 now available through SLExchange.
Cadroe Murphy Assistant to Mr. Shatner Join date: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 689	09-11-2005 06:43 Hey, I just wanted to ask people for a favor. If you make something you think is kind of interesting with ShapeMaker, could you please drop me a note letting me know about it? A snapshot would be even more awesome. I don't think anyone's obliged to, but if you feel like doing it I would appreciate it. I just like seeing what people do with the tool. Malachi let me know about the giant torus on Paris island, which I thought was very cool. I don't have the land for a torus that big, so I have to live vicariously! I just came across a nice dome in Avalon wich appears to be a theater of sorts, and I enjoyed that. I know people are using it for various things because I periodically get pos rates and even questions about pricing for things I didn't build. Unfortunately people don't usually say what or more importantly where these things are. And just recently I received the cryptic IM "YOU DID NOT BUILD THE POWER DOME" - which is true, I have no idea what the POWER DOME is, and SAID SO. So anyway, that's the favor I'm asking. If you make something interesting with the tool, would you mind letting me know about it? I don't sell the tool, so I'm not looking for promotional material or anything. _____________________ ShapeGen 1.12 and Cadroe Lathe 1.32 now available through SLExchange.
Garnet Psaltery Walking on the Moon Join date: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 913	09-12-2005 04:17 From: Zuzi Martinez cool Cadroe! how clean are the joins? How clean are the ...? Oh, joins. Cadroe, I picked these up months ago and they got mislaid in my inventory. Thanks for the reminder

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