Pattern Machine 3D - User Manual

Pattern Machine 3D Earth Tutorial sartori-software.com 2010 all rights reserved
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Scope File Setup Outline Design Create Mesh Defining Materials Create Elements Texturing Elements Rendering User Manual
Scope	contents
Scope of this Tutorial is to show how to create a fully textured Earth Slice Pattern.
Earth Slice Pattern - Scale 1:3,5

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 Click OK when done

Outline Design		contents
We need to design our Object outline - We will use a semi Circle for this purpose. Detail Info
Outline Design Set the Canvas Origin on Symmetry Axis at Y=12 cm Click Create Segments on Toolbar and configure Circle Parameters as shown aside Click on Create NGon when done Now we have the outline Segment S1 of our sphere - we need to create the slice outline for the Sphere, or in other words we must flatten the 3D sphere to a 3D pattern Toggle the Symmetry Axis Mode and set symmetry axis passing trough Vertex 1 of S1 Select Segment Vertices of S1 and click Mesh Options on Toolbar In the Convert Section Click Outline to Segment. The Number of Slices value gives us the number of slices we want to cut the Sphere into.	Create Circle	Convert Outline to Segment			3D Sphere and 3D Pattern Outline We have now the Outlines of our 3D Sphere (S1) and of our 3D Pattern (S2)

Create Mesh		contents
Once we have our Object Outline we can create the Mesh. Detail Info
Create Linear Mesh Select one or more Vertices of Segment S1 In Mesh Options Window - Mesh Section click Selected Segment Only Click on Linear Mesh Button 3D Mesh of Object is created The Subdivisions value gives us the meridian count of the Object we want to create. Create Radial Mesh Select one or more Vertices of Segment S2 Click on Radial Mesh Button Pattern Mesh M2 of Object is created	Mesh Options				3D Sphere and 3D Pattern Mesh We have now the Mesh of our 3D Sphere (M1) and of our 3D Pattern (M2)

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 EarthTexture.jpg in Tutorials/Images Folder Notes Materials are defined on a per File basis. Elements are created in a new File, therefore its recommended to setup Materials before creating Elements	Material Parameters				Materials Window

Create Elements		contents
Once we have our Object Mesh and Materials we can proceed to slice the pattern to Elements. Detail Info
Create Object Preview Select one or more Vertices of Mesh M1 In Mesh Options Window, Element Creation Section click Selected Mesh Only Set Number of Slices = 2 (front and back) Define spacing if desired Click Create Elements Create Object Element Pattern Select one or more Vertices of Mesh M2 Set Number of Slices = 8 Define spacing if desired Click Create Elements In Mesh options Window define Joint (seam allowance) parameters and click Create Joints					Mesh Options
Elements: 3D Object Preview (front an back) created from Mesh M1
Elements: Object Element Pattern with 1 cm Joints (seam allowance) created from Mesh M2
Texturing Elements		contents
The Elements have been created and Materials have been defined. We assign now the Earth Material to the Earth Elements. Detail Info
Assign Material Select the Elements you want to assign the Material to In the Materials Window Select the Earth 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: Earth Material assigned				Elements: Element Rendering Preview
Elements: Object Slice Pattern with Material Earth assigned
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 Earth Preview at Rendering Scale 1:2,5			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:\Earth0001.jpg,..,C:\Earth0008.jpg Earth0005.jpg			Production Rendering Options

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