livninavl Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 This has been driving me nuts... I want to create a variable exposure lap siding like the attached pictures. So I am creating a new material and I have created a new texture, attached, but for the life of me can not figure out how to create a new pattern so all the 3D renderings are correct. Any ideas? Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Only vector view and line-based camera types use pattern files for renderings. They are not used at all in the Standard Render, PBR (in 2021) Ray Trace (Chief Premier). I looked in my "Pattern File" folder in C:/Windows/My Documents/Home Designer Professional 2021 Data/Patterns" and found that folder to be empty. In older versions of Chief Premier I actually learned how to create ".pat" files but that was years and years ago (I have since forgotten how-I learned by doing a "Search" online for ".pat" files but I do know in Chief Premier X12, Chief scans custom materials and AUTOMATICALLY creates a custom .pat file to emulate the custom material imported but I do not know if this is possible in HD Pro-2020. I suggest you contact Chief Inc Customer Service and ply them with your question. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Export your material and post it here. Right click on it, choose Export Library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livninavl Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 Unfortunately, I can only view this material by going to 3D>Materials>Plan Materials and there is no way to export from there. Can not figure out how to get this new material added to the library. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 You need to create a new material. Plenty of documentation on how to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 See if you can use this. I did it in X12, so it may not work in Pro 2020. Untitled 11.calibz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livninavl Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 Thank you for trying, but my version could not import that library file. Creating the new material was easy it is trying to create a "Pattern Type" that has me stumped. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Try this one. You will need to make some adjustments but I believe Pro can do it. Untitled 12.calibz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livninavl Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 This is great, thank you so much. But I have to know, how did you create the pattern? Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livninavl Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Just in case anyone is interested, I also found an online tool called pattycake which will allow you to create your own .pat file or pattern file that you can then import into home designer pro and use when creating a material. Here is my variable exposure lap siding. Brian variable exposure lap siding.calibz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 4 hours ago, livninavl said: how did you create the pattern? Chief has a tool that derives the pattern from the texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLLH01 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 I am late into this thread as I am trying to create a new pattern. Though I have not tried this yet what I have found is the following. The first Wass recommended as a software method and here is a link to explore https://pattycake.io. Another method to explore is Adobe PhotoShop or Illustrator. My wife has these programs so I will see if she can help me with creating a new pattern. these links provide some insight into using Adobe,https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-edit-or-create-a-pat-file-in-Photoshop-or-Illustrator, https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/pattern-preview.html and https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/generate-pattern-using-pattern-maker.html Hope this helps others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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