Okay, so today I decided to mess around with “glamoth planar set” and see what all the fuss was about. I’d heard some people talking about it, and it sounded interesting, something to do with, like, arranging things in 3D space, I think?
First, I spent some time to figured out where to even get this thing. It’s not exactly something you can find download button, I had to grabbed the necessary files from GitHub.
Once I had the files, the real fun began – or, well, the real head-scratching. I opened up Blender, which is my go-to for anything 3D, and started poking around. I’m no Blender expert, but I can usually stumble my way through.
Then I tried to bring in the “glamoth” stuff. There was a moment of panic – error messages! – because I didn’t put the files in the correct location. I think it needs to be somewhere in Blender’s addon directory, but don’t quote me on that.
After sorting that out, I could finally see some new options in Blender. Something about “planar sets” and “constraints.” It took a little while, but finally, I clicked on things to create the object.
Playing Around
I started with a simple cube. The goal, I think, is to make these complex arrangements, but hey, you gotta start somewhere, right? I added the “planar set” modifier, and that’s where things got interesting.
- I could move the cube, and it would, like, duplicate itself along a plane.
- There were these settings for “offset” and “count” – fiddling with those changed how many copies appeared and how far apart they were.
- I spent a good hour just moving sliders and watching what happened.
Honestly, I’m still not 100% sure I get it. It’s like… magic. You move one thing, and a whole bunch of other things move with it, all perfectly aligned. I can see how this would be super useful for creating repeating patterns or structures, like maybe a row of columns or some kind of abstract art piece.
I managed to make a sort of staircase-looking thing out of the cube, which I thought was pretty cool. Then I tried it with a sphere, and that got even weirder – in a good way! It started looking like some kind of crazy sci-fi structure.
Wrapping Up (For Now)
So, my first day with “glamoth planar set” was… a mixed bag. I definitely didn’t master it, but I got a taste of what it can do. It feels like one of those tools that could be incredibly powerful once you really understand it.
I’m going to keep experimenting. Maybe try some tutorials, see if I can find some examples of what other people have made. If you’ve used this thing before, and you have any tips, please comment below! I could use all the help I can get.
