Bricks 'n Tiles: Something Potentially Neat.

Renzatic on 5/1/2009 at 20:53

I happened across (http://www.3d-rekonstruktionen.de/bricksntiles/) this while looking for a couple of brick archway tutorials. I'm at work, so I haven't had the chance to test this out yet. But from what I've gleamed off the few tutorials I've read, it's a pretty feature rich little program.

Considering that tiling itty bitty tiny bricks can be a time consuming pain in the ass, if this thing works as well as I hope it does, it could be a boon for everyone here. When I get home tonight, I'll run it through its paces and see what I come up with. Until then, play with it and (hopefully) enjoy.

Edit: (http://www.3d-rekonstruktionen.de/bricksntiles/tutorials/tutorial1.pdf) TUTORIAL!

Renzatic on 6/1/2009 at 02:27

Now that I've used it a bit, I can see it being a really useful in some situations. But for quality and style, it won't beat out doing things by hand.

Overall, it's a nifty tool. Everyone should consider grabbing it.

Judith on 6/1/2009 at 09:14

Quote Posted by Renzatic

But for quality and style, it won't beat out doing things by hand.

So true, in making normals as well. As I had to reinstall my system I was able to use the Crazybump demo again - the results from the automated presets suck in comparison to my manual method. The only good thing about it is speed.

Renzatic on 6/1/2009 at 15:35

It can pull out some nice stuff once you learn exactly what does what. But usually, I only use CB for the basic shape foundation. When it comes to doing cracks, bumps, or anything else, I go back to the NV plugin and do a mix of the two.