Random Distribution of Scaled Rectangles

Hi, I am a novice Grasshopper user, and I've run into a bit of a bump. I'm trying to create a pattern that has different sized rectangles (currently just squares) in a random arrangement that do not overlap each other.

My first thought, was to use the image sampler script, http://www.sean-madigan.com/2012/05/03/image-sampler/, to create rectangles of various sizes based off an image. However, the rectangles are created via a grid, and I would like to figure out a way to make their position random, rather than grid based.

Within the script, I played with a second option and was able to create a boundary that was populated with random points, and rectangles at each of these points. But I could not figure out how to then influence the scale of the rectangles based on the output from the picture in the image sampler.

I've attached a sketch to show what I'm shooting for, in case there's an easier, better way of making it!

Thank you,

-Paul

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Permalink Reply by Paul Elmore on April 3, 2015 at 7:50am

In case the grasshopper file does not have elliptical gradient image in the image sampler, I've attached a screenshot of the canvas showing how it was hooked up. I'm not sure how to embed the image into the script, but hopefully this helps if it isn't showing up. Sorry for the double post!