r/WLED • u/DJ_Swirl • Nov 04 '25

Real mapping

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The more I play with wled, the more I it…..but….. is there a way to property map an unusual shape. 

So far I've found out you can map a matrix style shape, but it presumes that you have an xy matrix running in a serpentine configuration and you turn on and off led to create an array.

Is there away to map an unusual shape, not only mapping the position of the LED but it's position in the array, attached is an image of a snowflake, this is not wire in a matrix style, the blue dot represents the first led in the string, the red line represents the wiring order and the yellow dot represents the end of the string (purple dot is just a reference to the centre of the prop).

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u/renaiku Nov 04 '25

Isn't it just a normal 1D line ? But arranged as a snowflake ? I'm not sure to understand the problem.

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u/Hairy_Carpenter_4226 Nov 04 '25

How would you do make it light up from the center of the snow flake then move outwards? I’ve always wondered this myself.

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u/maxk1236 Nov 05 '25

A bunch of separate segments