Hexagon pattern primitive. The size of individual hexagons is driven by a texture map. Map colors can also be saved to vertex color channel.
Script
HexGrid
By Swordslayer · Credited author: Vojtech Cada · 2015-08-31
- Version
- 0.02a
- Votes
- 17
Description
Additional Info
Installation: Copy the .ms file to your scripts\startup folder or run as a script if you want to try it out first. The object primitive will be available under Examples in the Create panel.
Usage: After assigning a bitmap, use the button to put it in the first slot of Compact Material Editor. Attributes such as tiling, offset and output levels/curve will only be applied when the bitmap is inside another map - let's say Output.
Attachments
- hexgrid.ms — hexGrid.ms4.0 KB
Tags: bitmap, Grid, pattern, Hexagon, beehive
Comments (13)
Great script
rachka · 2021-12-07
This is great! It will be the greatest if as jennymc said, it can use a custom shape.
Works great in Max 2021
onyxlee · 2021-01-06
Such a great script. If you simply drag it to max 2021, it won't show up under Create -> Example. You have to copy it to scripts -> startup and then restart Max, then you will see it.
Thanks again for such a great tool!
custom shape suggestion
jennymc · 2016-01-18
very very nice script @Swordslayer and wonderful update @Ariel_G.
One more suggestion and it might be productive too, if there will be ""custom shape selection"" option it will be nice to make amazing patterns. would someone consider adding this option. thanks
PolyTools3D · 2015-09-10
Clean and efficient. Great work!
I can confirm that when you an animate a texture parameter it does not update on Max <2016. There is no call to the "buildMesh" event in version prior to 2016. Perhaps a bug in earlier versions that was fixed in 2016.
You can work around it by simply adding a key to any of the other parameters of the plugin.
Additions:
Gap parameter (add by Ariel_G), but I would change the tile size instead of the gap, which makes the amount of tiles change.
All other additions made by Ariel_G are very nice too.
Personal Opinion:
@Ariel_G
When you select "Irregular" I would disable the DropDown menu. Perhaps it should be "Custom" instead?
Additionally I would set the minimum range of the "Gap Offset" to 0. I accidentally did set it to -2 or -3 and Max crashed.
Minor typo fixes:
Ngon Sides -> NGon Sides:
Rotate -> Rotation:
Gap Offser – Gap Offset:
Ngon grid
Atelier Bump · 2015-09-07
Hi!
I hope you don't mind. I've modified your script a little bit to add some more control parameters and n-sided polygons option.
NOTE: animation not tested
Attachments
- hexagon_grid_ngons.ms — hexagon_grid_ngons.ms5.3 KB
Very useful.
luxxeon · 2015-09-07
Although I have used other scripts to create hexagon grids, this one is by far the most versatile, and interesting. Very good work here. I will certainly find many uses for it in my workflow. Thanks.
Great! +1
Nik · 2015-09-03
And very concise code!
lightcube · 2015-09-03
Added note. I suggest there is another checkbox for Animated Texture. When on, it derives the values of the texture from the current time.
Swordslayer · 2015-09-04
It works with any texture map, which means it already works with animated textures. When assinging image sequence, check the sequence checkbox - that's it.
lightcube · 2015-09-04
That's odd. I tested with an animated procedural texture yesterday and it did not update the geometry as the timeline changed. I'll test again later today.
Only in 2016
GFH · 2015-09-04
Previous releases don't update as you scrub the timeline.
lightcube · 2015-09-03
+1 Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
Might be good to have the put to MTL slot first check if there is a map, and if not then bring up the material editor.
I smell mosiac tiling available soon too +1
3dwannab · 2015-09-03
Great idea. I smell mosaic tiling effect available soon too..? ;]
I haven't downloaded it yet but say I convert to editable poly. Will each poly be spilt up to it's one element so, lets say I could randomise it?