making a rope pattern of any shape

[dltccf]

I had a need to make a rope pattern that was not the rectangle or circle patterns available in the forum so I decided to use the new "pattern along trajectory" feature and it worked well. I made a quick video to demonstrate.


http://youtu.be/XG4-4rphrV4

Enjoy,
dave

[brdad]

Thanks for showing that, it's actually pretty impressive.

[mtylerfl]

That's a cool demo. Kinda hard to see, though. For some reason, the screen only takes up a tiny portion of the video area making everything very small. The video should take up the entire screen display area. Perhaps it was the way it was saved? I don't know.

[dltccf]

I used webex to make the recording and didn't notice it was that way until after I uploaded it to youtube. I'll try to fix that. Also here is the pattern of the rope piece for anyone else who wants to play. I just made the outline and applied the puffing tool to create the pattern. If anyone wants to create a better version feel free.
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dave

[blhutchens]

thanks, I was just playing around with that for an irregular frame. Your pattern is perfect for that.

Brent

[dltccf]

Ok, I made a new video and uploaded it to youtube. This one seems to be fullscreen. Thanks for watching.

http://youtu.be/t8ZS744LBHw

dave

[mtylerfl]

Thanks, Dave. That is much better and will be helpful for a lot of people. Thanks again for taking the time to create your tutorial!