Pattern Machine 3D - User Manual

Pattern Machine 3D Cross Section - Bottle Tutorial sartori-software.com 2010 all rights reserved
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Scope File Setup Outline Sampling Design Cross Sections Create Mesh Defining Materials Create Preview Create Elements Texturing Elements Rendering User Manual
Scope		contents
Scope of this Tutorial is to show how to create a fully textured bottle Slice Pattern with different vertical cross sections
Different Vertical Cross Sections Bottle Slice Pattern - Scale 1:1

File Setup		contents
First of all we need to Setup a new File. Detail Info
File Setup Start Pattern Machine 3D Click on New File and configure Canvas Properties as shown aside. Use the Jack Daniels Bottle Image JackDanielsBottleBackground.jpg located in Tutorials/Images Click OK when done		JackDanielsBottleBackground.jpg

Outline Sampling		contents
We need to sample our Object outline - We will use the Pattern Sampler for this purpose. Detail Info
Outline Sampling Display the Pattern Sampler: Click on Toolbar Configure parameters as shown aside Define start- and endpoint for Sampling. In Pattern Window Click Sample. Adjust Vertices as shown aside	Pattern Sampler Beer Bottle: start- and endpoint, Sampled Outline, Adjusted Outline

Design Cross Sections		contents
Once we have the outline of our object, we need to design the cross sections to assign to the outline
Hide Background Image Menu View > Background Design round cross section of the bottle neck Click in toolbar to open segment definition, then set the Circle and Ngon Vertex Count to 8 as shown aside Design the rectangular cross section of the bottle body. To design the cross section of the bottle body, clone the cross section of the bottle neck, and adjust the vertices. Notes: The number of cross section vertices will define the number of slices of your rendering. Each cross section must have the same number of Vertices. The position of the cross section on the canvas is not relevant. You can position them as you like.	Segment Setup for Cross Section Design	Outline, Bottle Neck and - Body Cross Sections

Create Mesh		contents
Once we have our Object Outline and its cross sections we can create the Mesh. Detail Info
Open the Mesh Options Window, by clicking in toolbar, or by selecting Window > Mesh Options Select the Cross Section Tab as shown aside. Assign Bottle Neck Cross Section to Outline Select the Outline Vertices of the bottle neck Click "Assign Cross Section" in Mesh Options Window. Click the Bottle Neck Cross Section Click the Outline Assign Bottle Body Cross Section to Outline Select the Outline Vertices of the bottle body Click "Assign Cross Section" in Mesh Options Window. Click the Bottle Body Cross Section Click the Outline The final Mesh will result as shown below	Mesh Options	Assigning the Bottle Neck Cross Section Assigning the Bottle Body Cross Section

Defining Materials		contents
The Mesh defining the geometry of our Object is designed, now we need to define the Material and Texture. Detail Info
Display Material Editor Click Menu Window > Materials Add Material In the Materials Window Click Add Material Configure the Material Parameters as shown aside Use the File JackDanielsBottleTexture.jpg in Tutorials/Images Folder Notes Obviously you can split the Object you want to design in Sub Objects e.g. the cap, the glass and the label of the bottle. You can then assign a Material to each Sub-Object.	Material Parameters	Materials Window

Create Preview		contents
Once we have our Object Mesh and Materials we can proceed to slice the pattern to Elements. Detail Info
Create Object Preview Select the Object Outline, then in Mesh Options Window, Mesh Section Click "Selected Segment Only" Click "Linear Mesh" Select the generated Mesh, then in Mesh Options Window, Elements Section Set Number of Slices = 2 (front and back) Define spacing if so desired Click Create Elements	Mesh Options
Elements: 3D Object Preview (front an back) created from Mesh M1

Create Elements	contents
Once we have our Mesh built from outline and vertical Cross Sections, as well as the Material we can proceed to slice the pattern to Elements. Detail Info
Create Elements In Mesh Options Window, Cross Section Select the number of horizontal "Subdivisions" Select "Linear" options When done, click "Create Elements" Create Sewing Allowances (Joints) In Mesh Options Window, Joints Section Define the Size Set "Left and Right" option, then click create Joints
Elements: Object Element Pattern with 0,5 cm Joints (seam allowance) created from outline and cross section modeled Mesh

Texturing Elements	contents
The Elements have been created and Materials have been defined. We assign now the Beer Bottle Material to the Beer Bottle Elements. Detail Info
Assign Material Select the Elements you want to assign the Material to In the Materials Window Select the Jack Daniels Bottle Material and click Assign Material Rendering Element Preview To Render a Viewport Preview of textured Elements click Menu Tools > Render Element Preview	Materials Window
Elements: Jack Daniels Bottle Material assigned	Elements: Element Rendering Preview
Elements: Object Slice Pattern
Elements: Object Slice Pattern Element Rendering Preview

Rendering		contents
We reached the final step of this Tutorial. We have designed our Object, created and textured Elements. We want now render the Slice Pattern to a large sized, High Quality Image File for printing. Detail Info
Preview Rendering Options Click Rendering Options on Toolbar or Menu Window > Rendering Options Configure Preview Rendering Options as shown aside. Click Render Beer Bottle Preview at Rendering Scale 1:1,5	Preview Rendering Options
Production Rendering Options Configure Production Rendering Options as shown aside. Click Render The Production Rendering Output will be saved to following Files: C:\JackDanielsBottle0001.bmp,..,C:\JackDanielsBottle0008.bmp JackDanielsBottle0005.bmp	Production Rendering Options

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