Hello everyone, Im trying to create a uniform Hexagon grid on a lofted surface. The idea is to use this as facade for a stadium. At the moment the base curves are flat, but potentially they could be deformed vertically to create openings at the ground level etc. I manage to get some hexagons but t…

Hello I asked quite the same question as it seems strange not to have a good tool to do that. You will find a nice discussion on this subject. [image] Hexagons on surface : Is there a tool that outputs nice hexagons? Grasshopper Dear community I tried some plugins to pu…

That looks extremely close to what I’m after. I just had a look at the discussion and it seems super interesting to see the different methods. Is there a change you could share that component? or the latest version of it? Also, do you know if it is possible to create a single typology for the hexag…

The topology in my tool are all the sames, there are 7 points per hexagon, same orientation, same departure. It is one the reason I did it, it also allows to map objects using Daniel Piker tool. [image] Hexagonal tiling on 3D surface? Grasshopper Hello I have something t…

Perfect, that is exactly what I need. So your tool is called Nautilus and to map objects using Daniel Piker tool? Correct?

The plugin is named Nautilus and the component HexagonOnSurface [image] Nautilus Various tools developed by Laurent Delrieu I send you a version with a limitation augmented to 500. You can map things using what is described here [image] …

[Hexagon grid_2023Nov24a] Hexagon grid_2023Nov24a.gh (7.4 KB)

I gave it a try, but I encounter 2 issues: 1-Hexagons are still not uniform. 2-They are not planar. Do you know a way to solve this issues? [image] [image]

[image] Pandorum Arch: not uniform Perfection is hard to achieve. Try Daniel tool if it is better for your shape. See there. [image] Hexagons on surface : Is there a tool that outputs nice hexagons? Grasshopper Yes, for pure surfaces of revolution I think using the …

@Joseph_Oster I like the output of Triremesh but it is not just Hexagons there are Pentagons also !

I gave it a try Joseph, but it seems that the hexagons are not perfect or uniform and there are pentagons as well. Good try tho, it does look similar to what im after. Thanks!!

Uniform hexagon grid on loft surface

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laurent_delrieu (Laurent Delrieu) November 24, 2023, 8:25pm 6

The plugin is named Nautilus
and the component HexagonOnSurface

I send you a version with a limitation augmented to 500.
You can map things using what is described here

Mesh Cage from Nautilus
MeshCageMorph2 from Daniel Piker

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Uniform hexagon grid on loft surface

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