This is an exciting topic, some people get the circle fever and it’s got me. I’m VERY interested in exploring circles as structure. My favorite kind of circle packing uses Kangaroo collisions but it isn’t as accurate as it should be because you are usually starting with random Populate point locatio…

Sorry for the radio silence, the project got put on pause until last week. We just got the plywood support(ish) structure in place, bracing it up now to hold weight. I didn’t want to do this originally but the model I built with a structure was smoother than without, I think a guiding “surface” is n…

[image] closedcurve: is there a way to pull circles toward the edge/boundary of the surface Here’s a new goal just for this: pull_spheres_to_curve.gh (11.1 KB)

Thanks for the update! Looks great! What a great space you have to work in too!

Daniel. love what you are doing. Found your post online in a search for close packing. I am a movement specialist, and in my “mind” see close packing as a key element of movement waves that build pressure beneath the skin and enable movement to happen. The new science of Biotensegrity views the b…

Hello @DanielPiker , could SphereCurvePull Goal work with multiple curves please :pray:t2: Ideally I’d like to pull circles to the naked edges of a mesh with holes. [SharedScreenshot]

Hi @ThomasE - yes, that seems doable, I’ll take a look.

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https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/xDLu8Yr3ZXgBMUXUu5R1fNLQAVL.gh "Hello everyone, I am new to Galapagos and I’m working on a project involving circle packing. I’ve been really inspired by the amazing work of Daniel Piker. I have already started testing the tool, and I love how lightw…

Circle Packing with Kangaroo and Galapagos?

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