# Grasshopper patterns/mapping/flow along surface?

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**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [December 13, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/grasshopper-patterns-mapping-flow-along-surface/152054 "2022-12-13T18:07:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/grasshopper-patterns-mapping-flow-along-surface/152054/1 "2022-12-13T18:07:22Z")

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Hi,  
I would like to understand how can I make a pattern of a figure on a surface.  
For example, in the following photo I can assume that I need to:

1. Make a surface of a vase.
2. Use Lunchbox to create hexagons
3. I will get hexagon segments and centers.  
With this information I can create a few more commands to create on each hexagon a pyramid and get something similar to the vase in the photo.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/f/a/6/fa6ecdce767fde43eedef1673557ce326cfe4c20.jpeg)  
Credit: [Curved honeycomb vase by eggnot - Thingiverse](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2376777)

BUT, if I would like to make one hexagon with some sort of flower or another figure, can I “paste” it around or along a surface, so it will blend, stretch, scale along the surface?  
Something like this:  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/e/a/0/ea07332f85e4c19d18133c04a975a205b783c652.jpeg)

The next level would be to understand how to make a pattern that is not hexagonal and needs to be exactly match when wrapped surface.  
Something like this:  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/9/4/2/942fffc88a67a6a28f0075308462580a6e8db085.jpeg)

I’m new to Rhino and Grasshopper, I tried to search google for texture, pattern, mapping etc. but didn’t find anything similar. Am I missing something?

Can anyone point me to resources that would be helpful to understand this?  
Thank you