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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Single Strand but custom shapes

« on: February 02, 2017, 08:38:54 AM »

Yup fair point alright. I will keep going the model way and dabble with the code, if nothing just for learning.

Again thanks
AJ

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Single Strand but custom shapes

« on: February 02, 2017, 07:10:23 AM »

@Gilrock, thanks for the reply.

Yup I've added a strand and created some sub modules (centres, edges, even, odd)  and copy pasted the model for each strand. From there I have created a snowflakes group, snowflakes centers, edge etc etc.

Its working out nice but its a lot of definitions.

Ideally I would like to define a strand of say 98 pixels, which should be 14 flakes/flowers, and be able to work out effects on that element. I've had a look at the src code to see if its viable. But its early early days for me there.

Thanks again
AJ

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Single Strand but custom shapes

« on: February 02, 2017, 04:04:02 AM »

Hi All,

I am new to this, so forgive me if I have run myself down a rabbit hole or doing things sub optimaly.

I've created a custom model within X-Lights that is comprised of a single strand of 100 pixels. My intention is to snip every 7 pixels and create a hexagon with a centred pixel. Like below


    * *      * *
   * * *   * * *
    * *      * *

The eventual aim is to cover a large roof with these (600 pixels extending out 30ft from the center where controller is.) which would make a nice snowflake/flower pattern physically.


However this is where I am running into issues. If I want every second hexagon to light along a strand, I've had to define all the even ones, put them in a group and do an on and off. Ditto for odd ones.

Also I would maybe like to have the centre pixel a different color, say for example I wanted them to look like a flower (yellow centre, pink outside pixels). Doing it the group way, while doable seems very tedious.

I am wondering if a) I am doing this the right and most efficent way, b) How hard would it be for me to create a toally custom effect (Do i need to code it? I am comfortable reading source and sure it might be nice to learn more code)

From a wiring perspective, take the pixel on the left hand side. Pixel 1 is the first one on the bottom and it then moves right to 2, up to 3, the centre, 4, left most centre is 5, top left is 6 and finally 7 is top right. 7 then leads to pixel 8 which is top left moving downwards. Thus you get a nice efficent wiring.

Any help, or more importantly advice on my errors here would be most welcome.

TIA
AJ