Used Pic-Pak to fill the target before re-running p4m this time. This is a crop to make it a seamless tile.

And still having fun. lol

Graechan, I'm not sure what you mean.

If the user has selected for example, a 50 by 70 pixel rectangle in the original image and in the dialog leaves the width and height and height at 500, what do you want to happen?

If this example dosen't work can you give us another.

Elfnor

Quick tut on how I used this gem. It matters not if square or rectangle. First start with arbitrary size (in this case 1024X768) transparent layer. Now make a selection (this case, I did a circular selection).



Now run the preset; you'll, of course, get a blank result (disgard) but you will also get a new selection. Do selection to path.






Now deselect, fill stuff withing the path are (you can also choose to place symmetrical object at center edge of where the facets are that will reflect but this requires a good eyeball) and then you get the following new target:

Now this is your new target:



Now do path to selection and re-run the plugin. Choose a different size if you like; I choose 2000X2000

Thank you Lyle, you make what look to be difficult be easier. At least one can understand the behaviour of the outcome.

Lyle

That's a clever way of getting just what you want in the selection.

One early idea for the plugin, for the symmetries with non-rectangular cells, was to get the user to define the initial cell with a path on the image. The plug-in would then "tidy up" this inital rough path to be a perfect equilateral traingle or kite shape etc. as required, and use that to make a selection to make the new image. I rejected this as difficult to explain to the user, "What's a kite shape?", and while "tidying up" the users path sounds easy, the implementation was not straightforward.

Elfnor

PS. Can I add that method to my docs when (hopefully this weekend) I write a little more on how you can use the plugin?

Thanks lylejk!
You are a genius!
With that your tip helped a lot.

I chose 2000x2000, but reduce to view in this post;

Everything I share is for all to use freely. You are the keeper of the big manual so feel free. Just wish there was a preview for python plugins.

Also, thanks all for the comments; definitely cool result Akros.

Just a quick update. I've added a couple of short posts on how to use the plugin over at http://elfnor.github.io/lookthinkmake/t ... ytile.html.

I found a bug when using the plug-in with images that have a transparent background and transparent fills or brush strokes. The new symmerty image still got drawn but some copies of the cell were put in place several times, making them darker than others.

I've fixed that and there's a update over at github. https://github.com/elfnor/symmetrytile

There's definitely another bug in that sometimes you get no output at all. I'm still trying to work out when this occurs. In the meantime I'm pretty sure it never occurs with a flat image like a png or jpg. If all else fails try exporting your image and reopening it.

Elfnor

Not sure why the updated plugin is almost 10 times bigger then the original, but the plugin still works so thanks for the update.

Lyle the file i downloaded from the master is 1 kb smaller.

Elfnor - the symmetry group "pmm" is not working ( no activity after ok)
is only for me? Thk

Marcello, I checked it "pmm" and it doesn't work. it does nothing.

thk Issabella, I hope Elfnor can repair!
here is another my test



the cell was partly trasparent and after run p2 i created a layer with a pattener

Thanks Marcello and Isabella, there is a bug in the pmm setting which means no output is produced. I think if you set multiple to yes, it may work. I've fixed this bug and will update the code later today.

Elfnor

Deleted the original one (overwritten). I do work weekend nights so I might have misread the size with tired eyes Rod (my excuse and I'll stick with it; lol). Now back to bed in prep. for my last gig (or should I say my version of Friday).