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.

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

Impossible to make a sphere with only Hexagons!
Euler's relation

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.

Hi Elang

magnificent work

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

Thanks

christian

Hi Christian.

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

Cheers!

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.

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