Changes since the test release.
- The image filename can written in the file dialog as before.
- Strands are now working again. The size of the instance shape is irrelevant. It should be scaled down to 1x1x1.
Scaling profiles aren´t working.
The center should be in the near from the center.
I don´t know how strands are working in MentalRay, but if the position of the center of the shape is greater then the half of the overall size, the strand is going in the inverse direction where the center lies by the factor 0.025.
Means, if you have a cube with a size of 3x3x3 and the center lies on -1.6x/0y/0z, the strand is going to + x0.25.
The calculation is:
geometric_center_x = 3x/2 = 1.5x. real center = -1.6x difference from absolut values = 0.1. The real center lies on -, means the strand goes to +. 0.1x0.025 = +0.25.
Sounds realy simple
But I have not implement this calculation, because, if you set a discontinuity angle of 0, the strand jumps in the center again...
I thought, it´s easier for you, to move the center to the bounding box and all is ok - I have added a custom toolbar. To show they, you can use the View->Toolbar->Octane command.
To move the button to an other toolbar it´s simple. Open both toolbars and rightclick on one. Choose "Customize Toolbar" and drag&drop the button...
The plugin works with 2010-2012 32/64bit Windows.
Haven´t test it on 32bit, but it should work
Have fun
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