Adding Image to Curtain

[Rob K]

I am having a very simple problem, But I am trying to propose a backdrop image, and cannot seem to add an image (jpeg)to a curtain...

Any thoughts on how to do this properly?

R-

[mike m oz]

Create a texture from the image and then apply that texture to the curtain.

[C. Andrew Dunning]

Rob -

Did Mike's solution work for you?

[Rob K]

Yes it did, thanks. But I am up for other ideas if you have one!!

[C. Andrew Dunning]

Rob -

Your question was specifically about the Spotlight Curtain object and I didn't really have any words of wisdom, there, and didn't want to divert your thread. Now that you've gotten your question answered, some other thoughts from my end...:

Similar questions to yours werensome of the reasons I started working on my own curtain tool a few years ago. I wanted curtains to which it was easier to apply images and control mapping (mainly, scale and position). I also wanted the option of seeing the 2D "wave" in drawings, but (at the same time) having a flat 3D surface so things like painted/printed drops would render correctly. Thus, the birth of what is now the SoftGoods tool. Though it now developed into much more (like pipe-and-drape and curved curtains), at its core was my desire for "simple stuff" more aligned to my needs. If you do a lot of this sort of thing, you might want to give it a look. It might be worth your spending half a day's per diem to save you a little time. ;-)

Anyway, there's my $.02...

[Rob K]

I think I will be buying the entire package!!!

[Jonathan Pickup]

Andrew was kind enough to show me some of his tools today, and recorded a movie of the discussion. find it on youtube at the archoncad channel:

http://www.youtube.com/archoncad