Function based grid for populations

[Ogre]

I have been working on a function based grid to try and place populations in neat rows. Needs work but here it is so far.

[mogn]

Another way, without trig function, and without conditional. 

[bobbystahr]

mogn...got a clip file for that one...looks interesting.. ...

[nvseal]

Nice. I'll be using this.

[Ogre]

I tried it out and it wokrs great. No object overlapping that I can see. To get the grid I wanted I set the first constant to 5 (tighter spacing) and the last to 50 (Small dots). I needed to set the object spacing to 0.1 to get the object coverage I needed.

[Harvey Birdman]

Sweet!   

I'm kicking around an idea for something along thses lines. I'm thinking of a shader that would create a checkerboard effect, with optional lines separating the blocks. It could be used to create a large-scale farm field effect, with optional hedgerows separating the fields. I'll post it into this thread when I get it working the way I want.   

[mogn]

Thanks Ogre! Neet trick "complement colour", its nearer the original

[mogn]

Sweet!   

I'm kicking around an idea for something along thses lines. I'm thinking of a shader that would create a checkerboard effect, with optional lines separating the blocks. It could be used to create a large-scale farm field effect, with optional hedgerows separating the fields. I'll post it into this thread when I get it working the way I want.   

A simple Checkerbord without fences!

[rcallicotte]

Wow.  This is an awesome thread.  Thanks for your efforts and letting us in on it.  This looks very promising.

[Ogre]

Thanks Ogre! Neet trick "complement colour", its nearer the original

I made one more change. I added in function to limiot the x and z distribution.  This way you can make distinct rectangular groups and merge them together with a merge shader and apply them to the 1 population.  This would be useful if setting up several cornfields or army groups.