Ed Schiffer cg, illustration and experiments

Legolize 0.2 beta release

Legolize 0.2 is a particle system inside Softimage ICE, created as a hobby. List of features ::

.  Auto Construct slider, at random or uniform height

.  Hollow trigger

.  Transforms constraints

.  Randomize rotation by 90º (useful when only one edge of the piece is beveled)

.  Slight turbulence

.  Offset in X and or Z

.  Debug mode for the hollow effect

.  You can change the input geometry's topology and the pieces won't jump around

These below are NOT features, but useful tips that are shown in the video ::

.  Define a color for the pieces from texture maps, vertex colors or randomize it by a gradient

.  Delete pieces inside a null

UPDATE :: 
I've just made some modifications and released version 0.2.1, including the "Generate 3D Point Grid from Center" compound ::
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/443319/Legolize_0.2.1.zip

Hope you like it!

Legolize – Lego in ICE

The other day I was playing with the Lego Digital Designer software, and find a way to import it's model inside Softimage. Then I thought how cool would be to have an ICE compound to make Lego bricks out of any geometry. There began my challenge: