SOLVED How to make the groove 3d?

[Ariel Suraniti]

its an addon already included, but not enabled by default
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Thanks for you attencion. Its too much for me... I dont urnderstand the blender...

 

[Ariel Suraniti]

I'm going to wait for them to tell me how to import csv in 3ds max ...

 

[Ariel Suraniti]

Hi Ariel,

No need to go the blender route if you use max. The AI line helper tool can export a center line/groove CSV file which can be imported into max:

https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/ai-line-helper.16016/

I've been looking and the groovline file is 0 kb. I opened it and it's empty ... Is that not letting me import it?

 

[fughettaboutit]

again, those are both formats 3dsmax should know:

 

[Johnr777]

I've been looking and the groovline file is 0 kb. I opened it and it's empty ... Is that not letting me import it?

[AI_Line_Helper]
usehotkey=1
hideicon=1
makegrooveline=1

Does the ini look like that?

And no, should no be 0KB, did you start recording before SF line?

 

[Ariel Suraniti]

again, those are both formats 3dsmax should know:
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Yes, thanks. I saw it. The problem is that I can't do everything else. It is too much for me and my little knowledge of blender ...
When I exported it as fbx, nothing was visible in 3ds. As if I hadn't exported it.

 

[Ariel Suraniti]

[AI_Line_Helper]
usehotkey=1
hideicon=1
makegrooveline=1

Does the ini look like that?

And no, should no be 0KB, did you start recording before SF line?

The ini says...
[AI_Line_Helper]
usehotkey=1
hideicon=1
makegrooveline=1
allowFollowFocus=0

 

[fughettaboutit]

Yes, thanks. I saw it. The problem is that I can't do everything else. It is too much for me and my little knowledge of blender ...
When I exported it as fbx, nothing was visible in 3ds. As if I hadn't exported it.

then try to export from Blender with scaling at
0.01

 

[Ariel Suraniti]

[AI_Line_Helper]
usehotkey=1
hideicon=1
makegrooveline=1

Does the ini look like that?

And no, should no be 0KB, did you start recording before SF line?

Check all circuit and the grooveline.csv files are empty or have 0kb...

 

[Johnr777]

again, those are both formats 3dsmax should know:
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Can't export just the line to any of those formats I dont think. Only meshes.

Here is the Max script to import CSV: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lv4v4w3p1c2jyyx

 

[fughettaboutit]

Can't export just the line to any of those formats I dont think. Only meshes.

the ai-line import addon imports it as mesh

 

[Ariel Suraniti]

if you already have ai line in blender, i tell you the blender way:
select "fast_lane.ai", move it ie at the corners, so you have enough space for the new groove, use smooth proportional editng mode
when done
vertext select mode, a to select all
CTRL+E -> OffsetEdges -> Extrude

use 3 m or like 1/3 of the trackwidth

CTRL+I to invert selection, so we have selected the center ai line again
then again
CTRL+E -> OffsetEdges -> Extrude, this time negative direction

now check faces normals direction, maybe some are flipped
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finally you have to unwrapp this

How do I select the width of the extrude?

 

[fughettaboutit]

maybe you must expand this ">" at the bottom:

 

[Johnr777]

the ai-line import addon imports it as mesh

Damn… I should make the effort to switch to blender one day

 

[fughettaboutit]

Damn… I should make the effort to switch to blender one day

haha, ye i probably dont make this for max, but the export way from blender is still an option

 

[Ariel Suraniti]

I cant do it... I need a good tutorial on video with step by step

 

[fughettaboutit]

there are thousands of blender tutos, look for something on:
object- and edit-mode
moving vertices
proportional editing
extrude offset edges

 

[Ariel Suraniti]

Yes, I saw it. But it said more specific. Regarding tracks in assetto.

there are thousands of blender tutos, look for something on:
object- and edit-mode
moving vertices
proportional editing
extrude offset edges

 

[Ariel Suraniti]

I was able to export the generated mesh from the fastlane. But I can't follow the last steps they told me.

oh and after that you must
-make a copy of all the ground layer-stuff
-join it all together, call it "shrinktarget"
-then add a shrinkwrap modifier to "fast_lane.ai" with target "shrinktarget"
-play with "Offset"
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[fughettaboutit]

I was able to export the generated mesh from the fastlane. But I can't follow the last steps they told me.

dude this is as granular as it can get
https://assettocorsamods.net/threads/how-to-make-the-groove-3d.209/#post-18740