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Louis3
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October 20, 2021
Question

Randomising Brick Patterns

  • October 20, 2021
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Hi,

 

I create a lot of seamless textures of various bricks for 3D CAD rendering.  To date, I have opened a photoshop file in AI (with layers as objects) and have been manually rearranging the bricks under a pre-created guide.

Is it possible to arange many bricks and be able to randomise it?  Or somehow create a brush, or altenative that lays them out automatically?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Louis.

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Ton Frederiks
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Community Expert
October 21, 2021

Is every brick a separate image?

Louis3
Louis3Author
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October 21, 2021

Hi,

Yes.  They are photoshop layers opened as individual elements in AI.

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 21, 2021

If the individual elements have the size of a single brick (instead of the size of a layer) you can make each into a pattern swatch and use a random swatches fill script to create a wall.

Kurt Gold
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 20, 2021

Can you share your sample Illustrator file?

 

Louis3
Louis3Author
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October 21, 2021

Hi,

 

Thanks for coming back.  I do, but the file is too large to share here?