Spacing of pixel strips on base ring

[bert-nc]

I have been looking at several of the mega tree builds posts for over a year now and am considering building a mega tree, though only 10 foot tall. One build in particular that got my attention was a build by a member called Kartman. If I done the math correct, going from meters to feet, from a 360 degree tree to a 180 I believe the spacing of the pixel strings on the base ring was 5 inches apart.
was wondering what the spacing on the base ring was for others who have built mega trees before?
I know the closer the better, however what is realistic to have good effects?

bert-nc

 

[merryoncherry]

My 360 degree tree with 64 strands is also about 5" apart at the base. I'd say 5" at the bottom looks decent (kinda 3" apart in the middle of the tree, which matches the 3" vertical spacing on mine). The strands get a bit crowded at the top... that's one of the tradeoffs of putting them closer together. The 32-strand 120deg tree is very crowded at the top, but this has a bit more to do with receiving the wrong (smaller) topper from the vendor, not just the 4" spacing at the bottom.

That said, lots of combinations look good. It might depend a bit on whether you are doing swirls and sparkles, or if you have superstar tree sequences or something with graphics that benefit from a squarish aspect ratio.

 

[Mark_M]

I would suggest having a play around with the mega tree calculator on lightshowhub.com:

Mega Tree Calculator | Tools | LightShowHub.com

The Mega Tree Calculator and Simulator Tool allows you to interactively design, and precisely visualize your Mega Tree Project.

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I used that before committing to build a mega tree.
Certainly keep looking at others display photos/videos, because their real-world spacing helps you judge what you want your tree to be.

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My mega tree:

Base ring width	2.2m - 7.2ft
Base ring strand spacing	100mm - 4"
Tree height	4m - 13ft
Pixel spacing per strand	50mm - 2"

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[bert-nc]

I am definitely going to try out the calculator mentioned aboved this evening.
However one conclusion I have made. To get to a 5 inch spacing on the base ring
I am going to have to increase the number pixel strings on the tree I had originally thought about.
To do that I will have to either make the topper bigger, or decrease the spacing of the pixel strings on the topper.
Probably a combination of both.
Fedex has just left two packages on the back porch. One from Boscoyo, and one from Wired Watts.


bert-nc

 

[Mark_M]

However one conclusion I have made. To get to a 5 inch spacing on the base ring
I am going to have to increase the number pixel strings on the tree I had originally thought about.

Haha, it always leads back to more pixels in this hobby!

Just stick to a number of pixels and shuffle around the strand height and number of strands.
I wanted more than 30 strands for my tree, but ended up at 30 because the height of 80 pixels was the perfect length for my tree's height.
2,400 pixels is what I set in my mind before starting the build it, because I wanted plenty of spares avaliable.