Mesh Deformation vs Mesh extrusion

[Mambosa]

Hi

Mesh deformation does not have the same scaling features as the shape extrusion. You can scale the input mesh (https://curvyeditor.com/documentation/generator/modules/inputmesh#trs) or a group of objects (https://curvyeditor.com/documentation/generator/modules/volumespots?#scale) but these scaling are not variable along the spline similarly to the shape extrusion module.

Can you send me an example of what you are trying to achieve, I might be able to implement a quick solution for you. That solution can then be, if it makes sense and after being implemented properly, be part of a future update.

And no, you are not a pain at all. Your questions are very legitimate.

Have a nice day

Thanks you Aka for responding so quickly.

I have attached a three screen shots of an example mesh and then the same mesh is repeated 3 times along a spline and then the final image is the scaling at one of the spline control points.  I am using a product called Dreamteck Splines to show you this but overall the Dreamteck product has not been able to provide me with the spline system I need and Curvy 8 has already delivered where Dreamteck has sadly failed.  This additional mesh manipulation is a nice to have feature for quickly creating mesh deformations with varying widths and heights without the need to use a 3d package.

In the first screen - cave.jpg   I have a very simple, low poly mesh that has already had its vertices moved to make it have a more rocky look and feel. The mesh has been made so that all the vertices at the end line up so that it can be tiled/repeated endlessly.

In the second screen - SplineMesh.jpg  I have used the Dreamteck spline mesh extrusion feature to repeat the mesh 3 times along a simple 4 control point spline. I could have repeated the mesh more times but it would become visually squashed so 3 was a good choice for this example.

In the third screen - MeshDeformation.jpg I have used the scale gizmo on point 2 to stretch the mesh on the Z,Y axis.  the X axis appears to be naturally constrained by the repetition value of 3.

I hope this makes some sense? Like I said this is a quality of life issue as I don't need to edit the meshs again in a 3D program to get the desire layout, I simply just bake the mesh when I am happy it looks good.

I am very happy with my purchase of Curvy and wish I had chosen Curvy first but sadly I was somewhat mislead by the potential of the Dreamteck spline system which became a dead end and my project had to stop.  I am hoping to start this project up again but with Curvy and I am really excited and happy to be speaking with you.



Dan.