/b3d-bamboo

Generate parametric Bamboo

Primary LanguagePython

Parametric Bamboo (Blender 3D add-on)

Version 0.1.2

(c) Mark Fitzgibbon 2017

Description

Quickly generate parametric meshes of stalks of bamboo in Blender

Requirements

Requires Blender, v2.78 preferred. Code is not intended nor designed to work as a standalone Python program.

Download

User can pull, fork, or download this tool's source code from b3d-bamboo Repository

Usage

Addon can be called through the Add Object menu, as Bamboo Generator Spawns a bamboo stalk mesh at the 3D cursor location

Useer can adjust parameters to customize bamboo stalk

  • Stalk Radius: Radius of the main stalk body
  • Inner Radius: Radius of the inside of the stalk, as % of stalk
  • Ridge Radius: Radius of the protruding ridge, as % of stalk
  • Segments: Number of cuts around stalk (minimum 3)
  • Vertical Segments: Number of cuts high (ridge to ridge)
  • Segment Height: Height of an individual segment
  • Ridge Height: Height of the ridge radius, as % of segment

Notes

Mesh is not automatically textured or assigned materials

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