Square and Circle filled with IMAGES packing made in Filter Forge?

Hi, you may already know about these threads

Pattern Filling by ThreeDee

and the original source of this thread

How would you make this variable dots pattern in FF?

Well all the examples shown on those threads are all with PLAIN colors filled shapes

what I thought is that they could be circular or rectangular shapes BUT with filled images

I mean like this example shown here below

There's been a lot of interesting development in regards to these kinds of things. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like FF will make a move on it any time soon and many of the prominent members involved in this kinda broke off to their own universe floating in and out of these forums.

I have a couple thoughts personally: I would totally not mind paying for this kind of thing. This thing has been on high-demand but low development, I think it's just tough making these kinds of interesting features and more than anything, I feel that people should be compensated for the time spent on a project like this. Just saying though. If you're a really really kind soul, please, those were just personal thoughts and while I should keep them to myself, I mean that with respect for those who've really contributed their time making stuff happen on these forums.

All of that being said here are some new things that popped up while the forums slept on the topic.

I recently purchased this AfterEffects plugin/script:
http://aescripts.com/pastiche/

It basically does what you're always begging for. And does it even more conveniently, gives you animation abilities as well. What's intense about this is that it does a fantastic job with huge number of layers. You can manually tweak and move each and every piece if you want to after the initial distribution is generated. This basically makes my job so much easier.

There's ALWAYS been a script for Illustrator that totally does circle packing:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/732621

It works great. It does a fine job filling up those circles and you can get pretty clever with it too. I made a little example using that script. Basically filled the text with circles, then exported an svg file out into Modo, then extruded, shaded, and rendered. Very simple stuff but extremely effective. I think this is one solution for you.

Also note that once you have the circle packed shape, you can probably use each circle as a reference for replacing with other shapes. It won't be as accurately filled, but it might as well work since Illustrator can be pretty flexible.

I already posted it before in this thread ( Is someone here capable of making a filter that can do this ), but there is a Photoshop filter able to do box filled images : Box Fitting.



I still have to try it, but it doesn't look bad.

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I already know very well Cinema 4D and love GrayscaleGorilla, although I can´t afford to buy CInema 4D smile:cry: I use it only as trial when is released after each version for 42 days.

Remember, I mentioned that you can do this in any other 3D package pretty easily. Blender is a fantastic free alternative with thousands of tutorials that can basically do the things you've been asking for you. There are other cheap alternatives to 3D software as well and I just think you shouldn't get caught up with C4D.

I just find it that this topic keeps popping up anyway regardless of what the thread contents may be. It's like now a slow moving topic that may or may not get any new info but it's interesting anyway. I don't think you're wrong asking for something pretty complex. I just think that you kinda squeezed so much out of the topic that nothing new's happening at least on the FilterForge end. So I thought I'd just dump some cool new things that's now on the market.