neoTextil Step&Repeat Pack includes nT Rapport, nT Rapport Monitor, nT Repeat and nT Repeat View modules for Adobe® Photoshop®. They offer every possible tool to generate the rapport of a design. Its options allow you to choose among horizontal or vertical repetitions and to set the displacement, 1/2, 1/3, 2/3, etc., or any value with units such as 1 cm, 4,2 mm, 20 pixels, etc. Further options are to generate repetitions of a design in high and low resolutions. Visit the knowledge base category Repeating.
File formats
The following file formats are supported by, and are compatible with the Step&Repeat pack:
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Features
Let's take a look at the plugin interface to understand its key elements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
nT Step&Repeat Panel
- Rapport information - Sets the drop information and the direction mode.
- Offset - Applies the offset vertically or horizontally to the image.
- Repeat size - Sets the repeat values of the rapport and the distance for origin. Default repeats are 3 x 3.
- Auto Rapport - This option activates or deactivates the Automatic Rapport.
- Performing Tools - The tools are performed to synchronize the interface data with the current document and look for automatic rapport detection, set the current document offset as document origin, and create a new document with repetitions as set in the panel.
- Zoom - Applies zoom on the preview and fits the preview on the panel width.
nT Rapport
- Set origin and OK & Cancel - Clicking on 'Cancel' the module finishes, restoring the rapport parameters. Clicking on 'OK' the module will apply the offset in the original document and then close, saving the rapport parameters in the document. 'Set origin' will change the origin of the document to the current offset (0,0).
- Automatic Rapport - This option activates or deactivates the Automatic Rapport. When it is on, it becomes usable with the Move tool from Adobe® Photoshop®.
- Rapport information - Sets the drop information and the direction mode. The icon (focus) looks for automatic rapport detection.
- Offset - Applies the offset vertically or horizontally to the image.
- Repeat size - Sets the repeat values of the rapport and the distance for origin.
- Original - Shows the original image width/height and resolution.
- Guidelines - Change the color of the guidelines using the color picker.
- Channel View - Has the possibility to select and view each channel.
- Image Preview window - Located in the center of the window. The image and texture can be zoomed in with cmd ⌘+ Space and zoomed out with Alt + Space. To set to scale modus, at the bottom of the window are the values, which can be changed. With the hand drag, you can move the image offset. The hand drag comes available with click and hold Space key.
nT Repeat
- Set origin and OK & Cancel - Clicking on 'Cancel' the module finishes, restoring the repetition parameters. Clicking on 'OK' the module will apply the repetition in the original document and then close, saving the parameters in the document. 'Repeat' will generate the new document with repetitions. The result is an image that is continually repeated. In 'Name' you can use the default name, which is a combination of "R-" and file name.
- Rapport information - Sets the drop information and the direction mode. The icon (focus) looks for automatic rapport detection.
- Offset - Applies the offset vertically or horizontally to the image.
- Repeat size - Sets the repeat values of the rapport and the distance for origin. Default repeats are 3 x 3.
- Distance - Applies any distance between the rapport, giving it color and transparency. The 'Edit…' button opens the editing window for the Distance parameters, as seen in nT Repeat.
- Original - Shows the original image width/height and resolution.
- Channel View - Has the possibility to select and view each channel.
- Image Preview window - Located in the center of the window. The image and texture can be zoomed in with cmd ⌘+ Space and zoomed out with Alt + Space. To set to scale modus, at the bottom of the window are the values, which can be changed. With the hand drag, you can move the image offset. The hand drag comes available with click and hold Space key.
nT Repeat View
- Rapport information - Sets the drop offset and the direction. The 'Edit…' button opens the editing window for the Rapport parameters, as seen in nT Rapport. The icon (focus) looks for automatic rapport detection.
- Repeat - Shows the Origin, Size, Resolution, and Scale of the repeat and the resolution and scales of the repeat preview parameters. The Edit… button opens the editing window for the Repetition parameters, as seen in nT Repeat.
- Distance - Applies any distance between the rapport, giving it color and transparency. The Edit… button opens the editing window for the Distance parameters, as seen in nT Repeat.
- Curve - Here one .acv curve can be introduced to simulate production. Tick on the box to be able to search for the file or change the curve whenever you need it, by clicking on Change… button.
- Cancel and Make - Clicking on 'Cancel' the module finishes, restoring the parameters. Clicking on 'Make' executes the parameters introduced in this module.
nT Rapport Monitor
With nT Rapport Monitor you can enable/disable automatic rapport and rapport detection. To open nT Rapport Monitor, in Adobe® Photoshop® go to File | Automate and click on nT Rapport Monitor..
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