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TRIMMING AN OBJECT

yes I know it should be easy!!

I've created a pavement area which is triangular in shape and I want to pave it with a fibonacci series of squares which I've created as a separate file so this needs trimming to the shape of the pavenment if that makes sense. I tried to create the fibonacci paving as a hatch but its too complicated as it obviously doesn't repeat I created it as a symbol but that doesn't render onto the pavement shape..... so I'm now trying to trim the fibonacci paving into the shape and can I do it!! Any suggestions gratefully received.

Cheers

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Permalink Reply by Tamsin Slatter on May 13, 2010 at 11:31am

Chris
Can you send me a send me the file or a sketch of what you're trying to achieve and I'll write a solution for you...
Tamsin

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Permalink Reply by chris brooks on May 14, 2010 at 3:52pm

thanks Tamsin I'll do it over the weekend.......

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Permalink Reply by Bob Holtzmann on May 18, 2010 at 3:22pm

The Golden Rectangle plug-in is worth checking out:

http://homepage.mac.com/gerritvanoppen/FileSharing29.html

It makes a line pattern that can be ungrouped and made into 2D or 3D polygons, if that is what you're trying to do.

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Permalink Reply by chris brooks on May 19, 2010 at 12:25am

You know when you wish you had taken German more seriously at o-level....... thanks Bob what a great site and there looks like so much other good stuff is there as well - now hwere did I put that German dictionary!!

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Permalink Reply by chris brooks on May 19, 2010 at 12:33am

Hi Bob - can this be opened in VW2008??

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Permalink Reply by Bob Holtzmann on May 19, 2010 at 8:02pm

Hi Chris, Gerrit's website is in Dutch. I don't think he updated the tool plug-in, so it should be OK for 2008.

There are other sites with freebies too -- Vectordepot.com, for example.

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Permalink Reply by chris brooks on May 20, 2010 at 3:55am

I didn't realise these sites existed - what a great conmmunity, if its a plugin then how do I get it in to the vectorworks..... is that dumb question??........

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Permalink Reply by Bob Holtzmann on May 21, 2010 at 2:05pm

Oh, I guess you really are a newbie. Plug-ins are first stored in the program's plug-ins folder. Then use the Workspace Editor to add it to your tools or menus. The help system should tell you more.

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Permalink Reply by chris brooks on May 21, 2010 at 2:38pm

Thanks Bob...... yes technical term newbie that's me but trying to learn fast!!

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Permalink Reply by JasonWD on May 19, 2010 at 10:52pm

Do you have an example of the pattern. I can't quite visualise the fibonacci golden squares as a pattern. I am sure there is a way of making them tesselate!