Adobe Illustrator - New Illustrator-like symmetry design tool

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New Illustrator-like symmetry design tool

Ron

2005-12-01, 6:14 pm

Hello. I'm producing a symmetry design tool called Honeycomb and you
can try it now at www.geocities.com/roninabox/Honeycomb.html. It's an
applet: you don't have to download and install anything. Basically, you
have grids, and a grid can be in any one of many different symmetry
types. You can put a grid into a grid for multiple symmetries. It
borrows from the Adobe interfaces and tools: there are bezier, pencil,
rectangle, and oval pens. I'd like some feedback so let me know what
you think and if this tool might be something you'd use in your
professional or academic environment.

Thanks,
Ron

Man of 1003 Faces

2005-12-02, 6:14 am

in article 1133468065.669402.105020@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, Ron at
roninabox@XXXXXXXXXX wrote on 12/01/2005 12:14 PM:

> Hello. I'm producing a symmetry design tool called Honeycomb and you
> can try it now at www.geocities.com/roninabox/Honeycomb.html. It's an
> applet: you don't have to download and install anything. Basically, you
> have grids, and a grid can be in any one of many different symmetry
> types. You can put a grid into a grid for multiple symmetries. It
> borrows from the Adobe interfaces and tools: there are bezier, pencil,
> rectangle, and oval pens. I'd like some feedback so let me know what
> you think and if this tool might be something you'd use in your
> professional or academic environment.
>
> Thanks,
> Ron
>

There was an Applet Error, so it closed.

KatWoman

2005-12-02, 6:15 pm

"Ron" <roninabox@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
news:1133468065.669402.105020@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hello. I'm producing a symmetry design tool called Honeycomb and you
> can try it now at www.geocities.com/roninabox/Honeycomb.html. It's an
> applet: you don't have to download and install anything. Basically, you
> have grids, and a grid can be in any one of many different symmetry
> types. You can put a grid into a grid for multiple symmetries. It
> borrows from the Adobe interfaces and tools: there are bezier, pencil,
> rectangle, and oval pens. I'd like some feedback so let me know what
> you think and if this tool might be something you'd use in your
> professional or academic environment.
>
> Thanks,
> Ron

I have no idea how that is to be used but it's fun to play with

Ron

2005-12-02, 6:15 pm

Can you open the Java Console under Tools (if you're using Explorer)
and tell me what it says?

Ron

2005-12-02, 10:14 pm

Try it again now. I think I may have resolved the issue.

Ron

N. Lindhard

2005-12-03, 3:14 am

> I have no idea how that is to be used but it's fun to play with

Yes, its fun and fast. But with no options to save the result, or to export
it, I fail to see its practical use.

Could you enlighten the masses on its purpose, please?

Nic

Ron

2005-12-03, 6:15 pm

Oh, it's not finished. I was just posting it to see what kind of
feedback I'd get on what I have. I assume that textile designers might
get use out of it. Of course, it'd be a great program to use in a class
on symmetry. Besides, even if I did implement a save option, your
browser wouldn't let you use it because of security restrictions that
applets have.

Ron

larrybud2002@yahoo.com

2005-12-05, 6:21 pm

Ron wrote:
> Hello. I'm producing a symmetry design tool called Honeycomb and you
> can try it now at www.geocities.com/roninabox/Honeycomb.html.

I bailed out of the page after several pages tried to popup.

Marc Clamage

2005-12-08, 10:21 pm

I thought it was great! My wife's an art teacher, I'm sure she'll like it.
My only comment was that the Text tool didn't work right--no place to type
the text and no OK or Close buttons so that I had to close the whole window
and reload the applet. Using XP Home, if that's any help.

Marc

"Ron" <roninabox@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
news:1133468065.669402.105020@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hello. I'm producing a symmetry design tool called Honeycomb and you
> can try it now at www.geocities.com/roninabox/Honeycomb.html. It's an
> applet: you don't have to download and install anything. Basically, you
> have grids, and a grid can be in any one of many different symmetry
> types. You can put a grid into a grid for multiple symmetries. It
> borrows from the Adobe interfaces and tools: there are bezier, pencil,
> rectangle, and oval pens. I'd like some feedback so let me know what
> you think and if this tool might be something you'd use in your
> professional or academic environment.
>
> Thanks,
> Ron
>