New Bitmap Tiling Options

[soulburn3d]

This was originally a wish for Max's bitmap loader, but since I'm thinking of moving over fulltime to using the VrayHDRI map, this would apply here as well.

Tiling Dropdown:

The two current Tiling Options in the bitmap map (Tile & Mirror) are somewhat limiting. I'd like to see these checkboxes replaced with two dropdown lists that offers the following options...



1) None



2) Repeat Last Edge Pixel (tiles once and then holds the edge pixel color from the bitmap for infinity)



3) Wrap Around (what the current Tile option does)



4) Wrap Mirror (what the current Mirror option does)



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[soulburn3d]

5) Wrap Random Mirror (Mirrors, but chooses randomly if it should mirror or not)



6) Wrap Random Rotation (every tile is randomly rotated)



7) Wrap Random 90 Degree Rotation (every tile is randomly rotated, but either 0, 90, 180 or 270 degrees)



These would be REALLY useful for breaking up repetition of bitmaps being applied to things like large ground planes.

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[soulburn3d]

Multiple Image Tiling

This would allow you to tile, but with multiple bitmaps.

So you'd choose the "Multiple" button...



And multiselect several bitmaps at the same time...



Now when it tiles the bitmap, it randomly chooses a bitmap from the multiple bitmaps you just chose. This would be the ultimate method for breaking up repeating tile patterns on large ground planes, or creating new patterns.



Thanks for listening!

- Neil

[AlexP]

Would be amazing

[tzaar]

And I guess it would then have to be based on a random seed or something so you can get the same tiling variation of the same, or multiple bitmaps, but with other bitmaps in reflection, bump slots etc?

Oh and yeah, it would be a great feature! There are plugins that sort of do this kind of stuff.
But since breaking up repetition repetition in textures is such a common task we struggle with every day, it seems strange to me that it hasn't gotten more attention over the years. Not saying Chaos Group have been on the lazy side, but this is something that I directed to all developers in the field. Developing the basic procedural materials and more option for randomization would go a long way to improve peoples daily lives, no?

[Neilg]

Multiple Image Tiling

I can only assume, but just in case are you aware of this? https://cg-source.com/multitexture.php

It's one of my most used tools. has been used on every job i've done in the last year.

[dlparisi]

I can only assume, but just in case are you aware of this? https://cg-source.com/multitexture.php

It's one of my most used tools. has been used on every job i've done in the last year.

This in conjunction with BerconTile goes a long way to getting random tiles. Sure would be useful directly in one material to get random tiling though if it could be done in VrayHDRI map.

[soulburn3d]

Ya, my hope is to see this all combined into a single map so you don't have to use multiple maps to do very similar things.

- Neil

[Vizioen]

I was thinking about a same thing. Some kind of bitmap scattering system like the wrap random rotation but somewhat better. For instance you want some finger prints on your glass or something, then you just specify some fingerprint bitmaps and give in some scattering parameters. Random rotate, scale, move, colission detection so they don't overlap first (you can make them overlap in a composite map then or something).

[Rens]

Yes for tiling options! Yes for bitmap scattering with multiple textures!

[soulburn3d]

At a certain point, that gets into texture bombing, which is another feature I'd like, but may be a bit beyond the scope of this original wish. But a texture bombing plugin would be useful as well.

- Neil

[alexyork]

+1, definitely.