distribute points regularly on a brep

Did anyone come up with a solution for regular distribution of points over a brep yet? I just began with using Kangaroo, but as for now I have no idea how to maintain their position within the surface of the brep.

The shape I'm using has been made by T-Splines, so no chance to transform it into a regular surface.

My task is just to simply triangulate that brep regularly.

this is my gh_definition so far..
triangles_kangaroo.gh

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on February 13, 2014 at 10:15am

Have you tried [Populate Geometry]?

David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Permalink Reply by Sven Nevlida on February 13, 2014 at 11:36am

Hey David,

Thanks for your response.

yes indeed.. But I would need to make that a bit more regular, so not random.. I'd need to achieve more or less equilateral triangles. One way is probably through Kangaroo, if I manage to somehow restrict springs movement only on the brep's skin.

Isn't there any other, let's say easier, way to do this?

Permalink Reply by Vicente Soler on February 13, 2014 at 12:38pm

Is this good enough?

Besides Kangaroo you'll need the Weaverbird plugin for generating the mesh, if you only want the lines you don't need it.

Permalink Reply by Vicente Soler on February 13, 2014 at 12:42pm

file

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triangles_kangaroo02.gh, 95 KB

Permalink Reply by Vicente Soler on February 13, 2014 at 3:13pm

Of course, use Daniels method.

But just for the sake of it, here's a definition that does something similar as the one above but without Kangaroo, only standard components + the Anemone plugin for looping (you still need weaverbird at the end if you want to generate a mesh from the lines).

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