circle packing+flow along surface?

Hello,

I am playing a bit with a circle packing def by urban future organization and a flow along surface def. I am not sure if I am doing it right!

My problem is, the circles get all the time stretched and the pattern looses the shape.

Furthermore I will combine the object with a column in the shape of a nodes/bone structure. Is this possible? And if, how looks the connection? Made with T-splines?

I add a pic of the cardboard pavilion, for an impression what I mean. I don't want to pack it like that,in a sphere, more on a kind of organic "leave"!

I hope someone might help me and of course if someone has a better idea for the circle packing and flow along surface problem, I'll appreciate it!

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Lyubov Timofeeva on December 15, 2012 at 5:49am

Can you tell please what components need to make this definition work right? Look like something missed

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Permalink Reply by Thijs van der Lely on November 23, 2011 at 3:40am

Could anybody help me with a problem I am having with the circle packing.

I am trying to create a small tube like pavilion that is formed out of cones which will be its suport structure.

With the circle sphere packing used with the help of this post I got somewhat close.

The problem that I can't figure out is how to make sure every circle touches the next.

What I introduced was a upward working gravity(UForce) in the spirit of Gaudi's hanging chains.

Still I have the problem of some circles overlapping and some not touching.

Does anybody know a solution to this problem?

(I have taken in account that the circles which are overhanging the ridge won't be used)

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Permalink Reply by Heiron Chan on April 21, 2012 at 12:50am

Hi, I'm trying to play around with this script, but I cannot open it on Grasshopper. Would you be able to send me a copy of the script with a readable format?

Thank you in advance!

Permalink Reply by Sebastian L. on April 23, 2012 at 8:54am