Alex,

Is this the end result that you desire? If so I will upload 3DM & NOD files.


Have a great weekend,
James
https://www.instagram.com/nodeology/

Rather than scanning, the wavy curve could be Flowed to the cylinder.

- Brian

Thanks all for varying inputs but James hit the nail right on the head - exactly what I was conceptualising the control would be to have as Brian mentioned a propeller prop but with varying sections of tight and loose twists to make a complex helicoid as mentioned.

Would be great to have a play with the NODE let me know if you need anything from my end.

The wealth of knowledge in this forum is deep and drawing from various pools making MOI one of the sharpest tools in the kit.

Amazing result.

Alex,

To make it easier on myself I modified your 3DM, placing items on ground plane because NE generally defaults to Top view. Also I increase the size of your waveform to have a height of 360 units (180 either side of axis). This step was not necessary, it could have recalculated from your original, but doing so simplified the approach building the node circuit.

Please find new 3DM & NOD files attached
James
https://www.instagram.com/nodeology/

James' node works!

Curiously works not for me! :(

I have updated the last NodeEditor from here
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=9358.1

The only "red one" is this... and a free Node "Output" floating in the screen Node editor without link...(but it's not the final one)

Pilou,

You could use curves/rectangle followed by construct2/planar, or
alternatively add these nodes to nodes/extension folder:
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=7777.1710

I want to overhaul the node libraries but it will be a major project
for which I don't have time for in foreseeable future.

James
https://www.instagram.com/nodeology/

Perfect!
(added the "Shapes" files .js! )

James - Wow one small Node request so many tangles true mastery in the NODE world works great had a quick play with more complex input shape will play some more and put it through its passes. Pilou thanks for the bread crumb trails in updating NODES to get it to work.

Here is quick play

Cool exploration of form!

Pilou - random experiments as inspiration.