Red ochre Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Excellent start Goonfella! - that's exactly the use I had in mind.You should find the 'involute' tooth shape meshes with other gearwheels more easily than the other shapes.All shapes should be ok to line up together (if the tooth size is the same), but involute requires the least clearance gap.I did increase the slider accuracy but you will still need a steady hand to line them up perfectly! (the offset angle should help too)Good luck and thanks for posting the image. Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Well here is the finished image. Texturing has never been my strong point and I think it shows with the metal finish of the gears. I just could not get a satisfactory metallic finish. The rest of the clock I am quite happy with. Thanks Red for such a superb plugin. 8 Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Well done Goonfella! - I can see how much work has gone into that - great result & thanks for posting it. Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullbonz Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 That's really cool Goonfella Quote http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/21233-skullbonz-art-gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) Thanks Red/Skullbonz. I've just noticed something though. The large gears top and bottom should be behind the rim of the clock,not in front. I've still got the PDN file so I'll see about sorting this out. Details,details. On second thoughts , after trying that I have decided it looks better as at is. Edited August 27, 2014 by Goonfella Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimez Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Here's my attempt and it worked out pretty well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Good work Jimez!Glad you are learning the 'tricks' to get a 3D look - thanks for posting the image. Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 My apologies to the 67 people who have downloaded the first version. Please can you replace it with the updated version. Technical stuff: I managed to crash the plugin with an out of memory exception and after investigating realised I had forgotton to 'Dispose' of a 'Brush'. Sheer mistake, sorry! New version disposes the brush correctly. ( Don't know why I overlooked the brush - I disposed the pen and the Path ok). 2 Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 No need to apologize Red. I would never have known about this problem if you had not mentioned it. Thanks for the heads up. Will go and upgrade right now. Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Very nice outcomes so far & thanks for the update Red 1 Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I was just wondering if it was possible to make bevelled gears ( like below) or would that need a whole new plugin? Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Hi Goonfella,... and those aren't straight forward bevel gears either - curved teeth to spread the load - clever engineers!.I thought about making a seperate plugin for a side view of simple bevel gears but to show bevel or crown and pinion gears like that would require including perspective. That would be really tricky on the maths side and mean loads more controls too. So probably beyond me.I may try a simple side view of bevel gears at some point and a screwthread for worm gears could be useful too. (but no promises) Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I tried making one with your Gears plugin but it really needs a 3D program like Blender. Thanks anyway. Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Best I could do - we really need a 'point/trail' plugin! - (I messed around with zoom Point blur). Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Very impressive Red. I'll have to go back and have another bash at it later. Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowman Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Wow, Red ochre, this is an amazing plugin, you can get almost all shapes/templates of gears, And Goonfella, that image of the clock is awesome, I had a quick go on your question, regarding the beveled Gears, and I think TR's Strobe Motion plugin works well, but I am having some difficulties controlling the location of the 4 points in the plugins to get a smoother render. After you got the twisted effect from the plugin, you can use this method to give it a conical shape. 1 Quote My GalleryMy YouTube Channel "PDN Tutorials" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Ingenius! Top marks Yellowman and thanks for the video. In the end it was fairly straightforward. I'll have to have a go at this later. Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 YM - wow!That is amazing, your skill in using Pdn and plugins is second to none.Thanks for sharing the image.Glad you're finding 'Gears' useful. Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Great plugin. Having lot's of fun with it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 That's an excellent animation, the teeth mesh perfectly!Thanks for posting it racerx and welcome to the forum. Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Inspired by Goodfella's clock idea, I made a working model. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullbonz Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Very nice. Quote http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/21233-skullbonz-art-gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 That's amazing! - very skillful. It is very satisfying to see my plugin being used to such good effect. Thank you! Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I cleaned it up a bit and added more gears, might be a little too busy though. Any way, thanks for this great plugin. I'm a real gearhead and this one suits me. I used to dragrace back in the day and built my share of motors. One of my favorite things were degreeing in the lobe centers on my race cams. So I like timing gears and such.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I cleaned it up a bit and added more gears, might be a little too busy though. Any way, thanks for this great plugin. I'm a real gearhead and this one suits me. I used to dragrace back in the day and built my share of motors. One of my favorite things were degreeing in the lobe centers on my race cams. So I like timing gears and such.... @racerx! You are so welcomed. Thanks and respect for hard work. Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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