Controlling mesh?

Hi all,

I'm trying to find a way to control size, density and shape(s) (triangle/quadrilateral/pentagon/hexagon) of a mesh. My end goal is to make developable shapes using sheet materials. It seems like this is something that is already being done using some combination of Weaverbird, Meshmachine, Kangaroo, and Plankton. I've played a little with WB and Kangaroo because they are the two I can get to work, but I've had no success as of yet. My question;

Which of the above mentioned should I be using to achieve my goals?

Thanks greater Grasshopping community.

-Waldo

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by David Stasiuk on February 26, 2016 at 4:37pm

How much scripting do you do? Do you work with either C# or VB.NET?

Permalink Reply by Waldo E Jespersen on February 27, 2016 at 7:02am

I think it is most sufficient to say that I do no scripting. I just started playing with it literally yesterday. I realized that it was not going to be a solution for me anytime soon, and so I signed into the forum to seek help.

Permalink Reply by Nik Willmore on February 27, 2016 at 1:06am

Search for examples of Kangaroo MeshMachine, about the only actual re-mesher that I now of, alas only triangles, not quads, but pentagons/hexagons can be had via making a dual of triangles. I have a lot of MeshMachine scripts posted on the forum.

Permalink Reply by Waldo E Jespersen on February 27, 2016 at 7:06am

Thanks Nik. If I've properly installed MeshMachine, will it show up like Kangaroo did? If not, where/how?

Permalink Reply by Nik Willmore on February 27, 2016 at 2:16pm

If you double click the canvas and start typing "Mesh..." you should see: