Volume to curve, according to point(s) on it

[jere]

Hi

Is there a way to control the curve radius of Dendro´s Curve To Volume component in a way that it would be bigger, say, in the end and beginning of the curve(s) than in the middle? I tried with the Point On Curve but failed to understand how to make that output useful for the Curve To Volume´s Radius input.

If I shatter the curve and treat it as several curves the result is stepped.

Any pointers appreciated!

Thanks

[CharlieP (Charlie Pyott)]

You are on the right track with using the Points to Volume component then assigning individual radii to each input point. You just want to make sure you have same number of radii values as your number of points (ex: if you have 10 input points you need 10 radii values).

When you downloaded Dendro there should have been a set of included example files in the zip. You can check the “dendro_lattice.gh” file in the Examples folder.

I have also posted some other more complex files for driving lattices:

Dendro - Dynamically driven variable radius lattice

Had a student reach out to me about this and thought I would share the definition. This is for generating lattice structures with variable radius struts that are driven by multiple input points. This would be useful if you are looking to control the mechanical properties of a lattice by increasing the diameter of the struts in specific areas. ex: If you wanted a 3D printed shoe mid-sole design to be made up of a lattice that had increased compression resistance under the ball of the foot and h…

[jere]

Hi!
Graet, I see the dendro_lattice.gh has exactly what I need.

Thank you!