How exactly "Simplify" works?

Grasshopper
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Hi everyone!

I’ve been playing around with greed patterns and notice that i don’t understand something basic about “simplify” option.

Here is example. If I try to just join these breps, they do not join. Only if I simplify the exits. And I don’t understand why! Even more so, why do I need to simplify every brep? But if i just simplify the input on ‘Brep Join’ component, it does not work!

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You are simplifying data trees, not breps. There is a case to be made for never using Simplify, if you truly understand data trees.

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If you want to merge all the breps select the Flatten option.

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Flatten is another option that is highly discouraged unless you understand data trees.

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I had obvious gaps in my understanding of data trees. That video is exactly what I was missing. Thanks a lot!

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Since its pattern based on grid - “flatten” would cut the branches i need to manipulate the pattern further.

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