MagicaCSG 0.5.3 Update: Partial Radial Array and Local Rotation (Patreon)

Updates

You can redownload the updated program from last post.

Settings for array duplications are changed. If you have already used this feature in your projects, you may need to readjust the stroke properties. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Pros of Array Duplication

• Changes are nondestructive. You don't have to first reselect all copies to make a change.

• The program only needs to store and compute one primitive for an array. Note that there is a limit of 1000 primitives in one object, so currently it's impossible to create a 64x64 array manually without this feature.

• You can create some special overlapped shapes with radial array like in the image below.

Radial Array Span

• you can define the angle range for the radial array duplication.

• note that the copy count will increase by one in this case.

Radial Array Local Rotation

• you can change the local rotation of copies in a radial array. this is good for creating shapes like gears.

Array Spacing

• spacing is now defined as the distance between the centers of neighboring copies, instead of percentage of the primitive size.

• Therefore, when the size of primitives is changed, the spacing will keep the same.

• This makes it easier to combine multiple arrays of primitives with same spacing.

Bug fixes for revolve mode.