Modeling A Random Pattern

[jmattson8WUR3]

I've been tasked with making 1300+ Square feet of random flooring based off this image for "inspiration." There will be 1x2' panels that i'll be working with so I need a ton of random patterns to avoid it all looking the same. Can anyone think of a clever workflow for making a bunch of models without a ton of manual work?

[Warmingup1953]

How will you produce these 650+ panels? CNC Router cut with trenches or will it be simply digitally printed vinyl? End purpose? Fusion doesn't do random at all (unless you really don't want it to!)

[jmattson8WUR3]

CNC router, this isn't a project I would have taken on. I've been voluntold to do it. It does seem like Grasshopper and Rhino might be better for this type of thing, but I've never used those packages.

[Warmingup1953]

I'm confident that Fusion can do it....given enough time! The image you have offered looks like bracket block endgrain with an unknown detail of rectangular elements...Is there a "Story" that this floor is meant to tell? An unobvious pattern can appear random.

[Warmingup1953]

from a Google image search and Pinterest

[jmattson8WUR3]

These images are the 'inspiration' the architect sent. They want flat flooring made of white oak endgrain with random copper inlays. So these images are not a perfect representation of what they are trying to achieve, but similar.

[laughingcreek]

do you have to actually model the full floor? or just create x number of tiles that are different from each other and rely on the flooring guy to lay then randomly?

either way, I would start by creating 1 tile, and then creating configurations of that one tile to get your different types.

[jmattson8WUR3]

Configurations might be the best move, I can create a handful of patterns pretty easily. Then it's up to the installers to install them in 'random' order.

[Warmingup1953]

I thought I had it pretty well described for AI assistance :

"Create a minimalist, high-contrast composition consisting of rectangle 50 foot Long and 25 feet high. Randomly scatter approximately 1400 small rectangles throughout this grid. These smaller rectangles can be either horizontally or vertically oriented, but they must conform to a range of six different lengths between 8-15 inches. These rectangles should also come in three different widths: 1/2-inch, 5/8-inch, and 3/4-inch. The composition should be designed with well-defined, crisp edges and a limited color palette, avoiding intricate details and gradients. Ensure that the elements within the image have clear separations. Make the composition simple with bold, uniform areas of color and provide this image on a solid white background. The final result should be suitable for creating a physical cutout object with ease of vector tracing, utilizing clean geometric shapes that can be easily recognized and interpreted by automated vectorization methods. The image should also avoid any pixelation, noise, or texture that could interfere with the vectorization program"

But no!

[Drewpan]

Hi,

I have a solution. Give him three of these - same shape just different pattern

on the front. Non-repeating millennia of fun with 13 sides. Just let the tile

layers work it out.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/newfound-mathematical-einstein-shape-creates-a-never-repe...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/apr/03/new-einstein-shape-aperiodic-monotile

Cheers

Andrew

[bwalker145]

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@jmattson8WUR3 wrote:

Configurations might be the best move, I can create a handful of patterns pretty easily. Then it's up to the installers to install them in 'random' order.

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Not Fusion related, just a caution:

If you don't have a good working relationship with the contractors, and they're not onboard to be "creative" during the install, go ahead and plan on re-doing the job when the client isn't happy with the finished product (especially if the installers are paid per-job instead of per-hour...).

As a bare minimum, I strongly recommend at least creating a concept for the contractors to follow.