Problem with Random selection

Hello

I'm trying to select the circles from the image totaly randomly, and than extrude them in -random- heights.

I have no idea why is it happening like this. GH selects them in linear rythm. Maybe I shoudn't use "Random" component?

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Permalink Reply by MARIO VERGARA on May 7, 2012 at 8:47am

try using random reduce component....that will work

best

Permalink Reply by Kuba on May 7, 2012 at 8:55am

Thanks

And how can I ranomise the height of the extruded (selected) circles?

Permalink Reply by Gui Talarico on May 7, 2012 at 9:22am

Random reduce will work well, but you should probably still flatten the output of the "Circle". Right now the are branched in rows, so it will be hard to get it to look random.

The R Value of the random component, should be 0:X,

X=total number of circles (Length of flatten list coming out of "Circle")

The N value should be how many circles you want selected.

To extrude them randomly, plug "Item" into extrude curve; For the Extrusion Distance/Direction, plug in the direction you want (probably a Z vector), and then plug in a new "random" component into the vector (to create vectors with random magnitudes).

The random component should have the following values R= X:Y, X being the smallest extrusion you want, Y being the largest. N= number of circles that will be extrude (use list length).

That should be it.

Permalink Reply by Kuba on May 8, 2012 at 3:02am

Thank You ;)

I have one more question. I need to put this pattern on rectangle which dimensions will change. How to put the pattern to be flexible? I want to fill this rectangle with the grid and when wall changes dimensions the pattern would fit to new ones.