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Chop Path

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Intro​

Chop a Shape into several slices.

UI​

Count - Set how may slices to chop the Shape into.

Angle - Set the angle of the slices.

Offset - Add a position offset to the slices along the Angle. Connect a Behaviour (e.g. Random) to affect each slice independently.

Spread - Add a position offset to the slices perpendicular to the Angle. Connect a Behaviour (e.g. Random) to affect each slice independently.

Flatten Shape - When checked, when a sub-mesh like a Duplicator or Text Shape is being 'chopped', the child-meshes are flattened into a single mesh.

Flattened Shapes

Note that with Flatten Shape checked:

  • The Shape is handled 'as one' meaning the slices are based on the overall bounding box of the Layer rather then each of the individual child-meshes. This can affect the position of the resulting slices.
  • Any input materials are removed. A Sub-Mesh Behaviour can be then added to the Shape and used to apply individual materials to each slice. For example, add a Sub-Mesh as a Deformer to a Duplicator after the Chop Path, and then add a Color Array to the Sub-Mesh's Fill Color to assign a color to each slice.