Let’s say you need to create a design for an item that’s made from bars/strips that have the same cross-section, but placed and aligned at different angles. Something like this design:
I’m trying to use Random Tools but not getting results anywhere near what I want.
Basically, I need to say “fill [this shape] (long rectangle) with [triangles and skewed rectangles], at equal distances to each other (width of bar cross-section), without collisions or intersections.”, and I can’t figure it out.
Top attempt is Random Tools placing rectangles on a face, with rotation variance.
Bottom attempt is Random Tools placing triangles on a face, with rotation & scale variance.
Neither is what I want.
I’d do it manually. It just seems more straightforward and simpler. The pattern isnt as random as you think, it’s following a general rule.
Just start placing lines in a web pattern, connecting dots essentially, on a plane. After that it’s just a matter of offsetting to create the windows and popping them out.
