Random selection
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I would find very useful to have a way to randomly select objects, setting the percentage of selected objects and having the ability to combine this random selection with other selection (select inside current selection).
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Nothing against your wish.
Just like to mention a way thats maybe helpful as a workaround and offers
a lot of interesting side effects, in my eyes.The Magicwand allows to select colors. The Colorize Feature in VS on the
other Hand offers to color Shapes and Outline randomly.
You could even create a kind of Pattern selection this way.
( Menu > Effects > Replace Colors > Colorize )Here two threads of mine which shows some possibilities.
https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/topic/5080/kind-of-pattern-selection-using-the-colorize-feature
https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/topic/4827/unusual-use-of-shapebuilder-for-colorizing-in-vs
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@EricP I added this to the backlog of features.
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@Subpath thanks a lot for the suggestion. Always good to have creative workarounds. That often leads to interesting un-expected results.
That may suit some parts of my workflow (the early stages) where color is not final, but I'd like to random select objects after color has been applied and using this coloring trick would not be easy.
In fact, coming back to your palette/repeater trick, I think it would be very beneficial to have both random/noise and pattern select.
By pattern select, I mean select n object every m objects, sorted by various dimensions such as create order, layer order, horizontal/vertical position axis ...
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@EricP said in Random selection:
That may suit some parts of my workflow (the early stages) where color is not final, but I'd like to random select objects after color has been applied and using this coloring trick would not be easy.
Understand that.
In case you dont know, Colorize allows also to randomize
Outlines or Fills only. Take a look in the "Options" Button
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@Subpath said in Random selection:
In case you dont know, Colorize allows also to randomize
Outlines or Fills only.That's a good idea. I did not think of using stroke color for this. Smart !
I will try
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Smart ? Thats not me
Found this by Accident.
I am just curious and like to experiment.@VectorStyler is the smart guy
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@vectorstyler I noted you included this request in backlog. Thank you for that.
I’ve been using Vectorstyler a lot since I submitted that request and I still feel this feature would really add a lot of value. Maybe after 1.3 ....
Some suggestions on possible implementation options :
- a dedicated panel seem needed
- a percentage value determines how many objects get selected out of the total
- limit to current selection option : when ticked considers only objects currently selected, for random selection. When unticked considers all objects in document/layer/artboard/view
- seed button/value changes the seed for random selection, the selected objects are highlighted
- select button : performs the selection, the selected objects are highlighted
additional « nice to have »
Pattern selection
- select every n/m object : example "select every 2/3" selects 2 objects every 3 objects. Allows for repetitive pattern selection
- sort by : object index (the order by which objects were created), layer order, left to right position, top to bottom position, radius from center : defines the sorting criteria for applying the n/m selection
- offset : allows to shift the first object selected out of the m subset
Nodes
- select nodes : with this option ticked, allows random selection of nodes across multiple objects (so we can move them, or change their type …)
Thanks
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@EricP The random selection will in 1.3, as for the rest, not sure yet. These are easy to do (and can be very useful), but time is limited for 1.3
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@VectorStyler oh wow that's great ! I wasn't even expecting it for 1.3.
I will wait patiently
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Did you ever had a look at "Paragraphic" (PC/Mac) it may be
helpful in some cases. As i like to experiment, i find it a nice
companion besides VectorStyler. Results made in Paragraphic
could be easely copied via the Clipboard into VectorStyler.It offers also a few possibilities for Pattern selection,
which my not be direct helpful but maybe indirect.Here a Thread of mine
https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/topic/4786/paragraphic-from-lost-minds-software-is-avaible-now -
@Subpath yes I have been using paragraphic for a while and it is indeed a great tool and beautifully designed software. It is great for nested repeaters and geometric patterns
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@EricP said in Random selection:
@Subpath yes I have been using paragraphic for a while and it is indeed a great tool and beautifully designed software. It is great for nested repeaters and geometric patterns
Indeed it is a nice companion to VS.
I'm currently experimenting with the Layer node, which allows
coloring vector objects using a bitmap. -
which allows coloring vector objects using a bitmap.
Using the Repeater’s Region or the Colorize (Effects menu) Region to color vector objects is also very convenient. I use them often and recorded a video for your reference.
https://youtu.be/tTQzzOugq9A -
WOOOW!
Cool, will take a look and a
big thanks for making the video
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@Li-Xiao thanks for the video ! That's funny, my next YT tutorial is about colorizer function and I'm also going to demonstrate the region coloring mode, which I like the best. I like the trick about clipping the image to adjust zoom and pan of reference image, that is smart.
