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Full Version: How to copy pattern around sphere or an object to be same size?

From: Robert (ROBERT_S)
6 Apr   [#1]
Hello guys, I have question:

How to copy pattern around let's say Sphere but i want the pater to be one size around full object.

I do not want the patern to be stretched as here on this picture.

Thanks.

Image Attachments:
Flow13.jpg 


From: Michael Gibson
6 Apr   [#2] In reply to [#1]
Hi Robert, there is a "Rigid" checkbox option in the Flow command for doing that:



When that option is enabled only the center point of the object's bounding box is morphed and the object is rotated and moved only, not deformed.

Note that will not necessarily mean that the objects will be spaced equally apart from each other though, for that you may need some more specialized Pavé type tool with some jewelry specific plugins for Rhino.

- Michael

Image Attachments:
flow_rigid_checkbox.jpg 


From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
6 Apr   [#3]
Impossible to make a sphere with only Hexagons!
Euler's relation
From: Elang
16 Apr   [#4]
I believe that Pilou is right: there should be about 12 pentagons to create a 'seamless' sphere made of many hexagons. The basic polyhedron is ICOSAHEDRON.

Attachments:
Hexagons_on_Sphere.3dm

Image Attachments:
2024-04-16_143118.png 


From: christian (CHRI)
17 Apr   [#5] In reply to [#4]
Hi Elang

magnificent work

is it possible to know what method you used to create this piece ?

Thanks

christian
From: Elang
17 Apr   [#6] In reply to [#5]
Hi Christian.

My method is quite a process that I think some one has better one. I will post it soon.

Cheers!
From: Elang
17 Apr   [#7]

1. Create an ICOSAHEDRON, align its center to the origin point.

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2. Create Hexagonal Pattern on one of its flat surface

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3. Copy this hexagonal patterns to the other surface accordingly

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4. Extrude TO POINT these hexagonal patterns to the center point of the Icosahedron (origin point). Open capped.

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5. Create a sphere (start from the origin point) with radius size is SMALLER than the hexagonal 'cones'. Then TRIM the sphere with all of the hexagonal cones.

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6. The hexagonal patterned sphere is done.

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FYI, this kind of model could be easily made within Blender.

Image Attachments:
01.png  02.png  03.png  04.png  05.png  06.png 


From: christian (CHRI)
18 Apr   [#8] In reply to [#7]
hI

Many thanks Elang
Very clear and clever

il wil try to to it


To help people to draw "manualy" an isocahedron, find below 2 links to youtube videos
One is about drawing a golden rectangle, the other is about drawing the isocahedron

https://youtu.be/ud60mzxu4NE

https://youtu.be/3TWRvqVgCEI

Attachments:
ISOCAEDRON.3dm

Image Attachments:
ISOCAEDRON.png