New Lathe capability in G'MIC.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

wow "O" love that netting one. I must try it..... :yes

Oregonian · **Posted:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:40 am **(#102)**

I'm just putting some stuff in here about what I've learned about the wireframe and some settings that make it work for me.

A random shape made with the Paths tool and filled with white on a black bg works fine. (I'm still trying to get a spider web.)

Rendering = Wireframe

Top Input/Output setting = All

Resolution: Start somewhere between 3 and 20 just to see what happens to the mesh in the preview window.

x, y, z angles ... move them

Smoothness ... Interesting things happen to the wire frame when you change it.

Size ... experiment with that.

The final image size is determined by the width and height settings.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

very good "O" got those settings saved.....
I just made a large white ghost with two round black eyes and here is my result....

This is what I started out with below....

Oregonian · **Posted:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:06 pm **(#104)**

Oh, Molly, that is beautiful. Looks like you just crocheted it.

Here is my spider web.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Hey I think you have the spider thingy down pat now "0" very kewl....

PhotoMaster · **Posted:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:34 pm **(#106)**

Awesome web work 'O'!

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 14728 **Location:** USA

That mesh effect is way cool O! =)

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12535

What a cool way for a spider to bag a fly O. Fantastic.

nixnine · **Posted:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:08 pm **(#109)**

I am having a problem -- I think -- with the extrusion option. I am trying to use this on text. It shows up fine in the preview window of g'mic, but when it finishes the extrusion, nothing. My text disappears entirely. The extrusion works on everything else, though. Just not text.

Also, using the lathe option, what appears in the preview window is somewhat different from what is actually lathed. I have noticed that it is as if the Smoothness setting was 10 or 20 tics lower. So what comes out with a smoothness setting of 1.5 is what the preview shows me around 1.3. More or less. It's just different.

Any ideas?

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12535

Convert text to shape (many ways to do this; best to have white text on black background, then, just flatten) and I bet your issue will be resolved.

PhotoMaster · **Posted:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:44 pm **(#111)**

It has to be a solid image image on a black background. Text vanishes. I had the same problem.

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

I am so in awe of David right now. He just keeps cranking out incredible filters that make this all possible.