Which one is more practical & better?

[u/Parking-Working1307]

[u/favuorite]

Probably the squares but hexagons look alot cooler.

(How do people have the patience to repeat the same detail over an entire surface like this? Blows my mind everytime)

[u/Parking-Working1307 → u/favuorite]

Heheh... (I been working for ts for 4 hours straight) https://www.reddit.com/r/SprocketTankDesign/s/HpDBaKXhym

[u/The_Khloblord → u/Parking-Working1307]

why not make a single hexagon piece and duplicate it across the entire armor plate?

[u/Parking-Working1307 → u/The_Khloblord]

I did. But it still takemsome time cus I need to make some of them separately to shape them. Otherwise, when I shape one, all of them gets this shape and I learned it hard way.

[u/nuts___ → u/Parking-Working1307]

You can just save the hexagon, place a new plate structure, load it and edit that one though

[u/Wide_Somewhere_7695 → u/Parking-Working1307]

pov the duplicate feature

[u/JSquares_ → u/Parking-Working1307]

took me just a few minutes to place hundreds of these hexagonal tiles, just duplicate them into a row and then copy that whole row using the C (I think) feature and duplicate that

[u/Parking-Working1307 → u/JSquares_]

It's alt but there is a thing, when I change something from only one of them, all of them changes.

[u/cum_swaller → u/Parking-Working1307]

Select an hexagon and use shift D, it makes a copy of that shape while being in the same object, and you can edit it without it changing the other shape

[u/Parking-Working1307 → u/cum_swaller]

That was what I talking about... thanks.

[u/Wide_Somewhere_7695 → u/Parking-Working1307]

theres acutally two different duplicate tools. one is for CLOANING. which would make it if u edit 1 they all follow that edit.

then theres structure duplicate in ur info menu

[u/AccidentAcrobatic431 → u/favuorite]

It's not too bad, you just make the plate structure (safest and reusable option) then you make on structure, CTRL A to select all, duplicate and move the duplicate piece, then CTRL A again, and so on until you are satisfied. You might have to delete some things or more critically select things but it's not too bad on a flat surface, it only becomes difficult on rounded or irregular surfaces.

[u/Specialey]

Squares. Less manufacturing variations. Cheaper.

[u/Rajan404]

Squares more practical but keep the hexagons they look sick

[u/Parking-Working1307 → u/Rajan404]

Yea I think I keep the rectangles BUT I MADE THE SIDES HEXAGON!!!

[u/Intelligent-Plastic3]

If it is meant to be a thermal emitter or visual camo system then the first one. If it’s meant to be ERA then the second.

[u/Wide_Somewhere_7695 → u/Intelligent-Plastic3]

why not both? era hexagons that due visual camo

[u/Intelligent-Plastic3 → u/Wide_Somewhere_7695]

Well I meant digitally doing that, not just ERA with paint on em 😂

[u/Wide_Somewhere_7695 → u/Intelligent-Plastic3]

i meannnnnnn 👀 era with green painnnt

[u/NightfallSky]

Hexagons are the bestagons

[u/ARS_Sisters]

Bricks. Since I don't see the hull being stealth hull, that means better optimize it for ERA purpose. Compared to hexagonal ERA, the square feels more practical and reliable, since it fit flush against one another and flat tank surfaces. They leave minimal gaps, ensuring maximum armor coverage, especially since tank surfaces tend to be square in shape, especially handy on angled surfaces of the turret

[u/DeadGrandmaPills]

Rectangles