we just got new kraka2 installed at work, but i cannot find the maker designer interface?
i looked at tutorial without sound no speakers, but did not find any indication to find the interface, looked through kraka scripts folder but also didnt find anything…
where to look?
Normally, it should appear in the Krakatoa Menu as “Open the PRT Maker Designer UI” item.
The menu itself launches a MacroScript which should be under Customize > Customize User Interface > Krakatoa category > PRTMakerDesigner item.
The definition of this Macro comes from the file “Krakatoa_PRTMaker_Dialog.ms” in the \Scripts folder.
Note that the Krakatoa Menu should update itself automatically when a newer version is installed. If it does not, you can go to Krakatoa Preferences and uncheck and check again the “>Show Krakatoa Menu Item In Main Menu”.
ok, i did that, and now its showing!
nice
ok, i already noticed in the tutorial
i actually thought i would be learning the behind the scenes of this fractal creator, but actually it was just to color the creations
is there anyway to get behind the scenes and change the formulas, parameters,
more than just a randomseeed?
i feel bad just clicking one parameter, would be great to get behind the scenes and create all the parameters
its obvious there are some fractal formulas going on, like ferni plants etc.
also it would be cool if we could run partitions through this designer and change fume advected prts and fractalize them
You watched the video, right?
You can control every parameter that affects the design.
There are Transformation matrices involved, and you have tracks controlling them, exposed in the “Fractal Design Parameters Editor”.
What these values do internally is something Darcy could explain better.
You can also look at the source of the PRT Maker Designer to see how the affine transforms count and the random seed are used to generate the random designs by populating the controller values.
But there is no “behind the scene” lore right now, there is “play with the parameters and watch how the particles react until you like the result”. You cannot really create a specific look because there are so many numbers involved, and both the values and the order they are applied affect the result. If you have watched my “Make Art Button” MasterClass from Siggraph 2007, this is kind of like that. You create a random design or animation, capture your favorite designs as presets, then mix them to create new ones and populate your library of cool looks.