laying out some carpet

[KalwinSidpen]

Hey there,

 

I really love the beveled decor carpets, some of you guys put on your stairs. Tried to copy that numerous times but unfortunately I just can't get the carpet texture to align correctly with their bevel patches. Is there a secret technique to get them right ? i just can't imagine someone aligning the textures manually via shift and arrow keys ...

I browsed through the wiki a bit and even tried the texture tool in DR, no luck yet though. So, if any of you had the time to pass on your knowlege... that would be awesome

 

thanks,

 

Kalwin

[Melan]

Have you tried copying the shader, selecting the desired surface and using "Paste Shader Natural"? That often produces a good result.

[Fidcal]

I just used paste shader. It's not perfect as you can see close up in the editor but it's so tiny you can't see it in game and I made sure it was plain colour. In this screenshot I removed the wooden part of the step at the side; normally just a thin edge of carpet sticks up as in the inset.

 

[Fidcal]

There is also a prefab I'd forgotten about - a single step with carpet for adding to the main prefab. You could import that from prefabs > architecture > stairs and examine it or even modify it.

[DeTeEff]

Fidcal, do you use some patch-bevel to produce the bevel on the edges, and in the "corner" of the steps?

[Fidcal]

Yes, the main step is two brushes leaving a tiny square side profile cutaway on the edge which is filled with a normal bevel. You then cap the end of the bevel (see patch menu.) Then copy and paste the texture from the brush.

[KalwinSidpen]

Thanks for your help, Fidcal. I appreciate it. Will try that, as soon as I get home