That was before I thought of aligning the curve seams with Anemone, as I did in today’s post. And it still doesn’t sound realistic to “project” the points down when the curves are rotated, but aligning the seams should give a similar effect. @magicteddy’s C# code also addresses that issue, I think?
FYI, the ‘Gradient Dot Pattern’ I referred to was later adapted to this curved surface, so what at first seems impossible sometimes turns out to just need a different point of view: