Cell Grid on Surface

Builds a grid of cells that follows a surface: on a CAD face, stacking layers along its normal; between two CAD faces, blending from one to the other; or on a quad mesh, one column of cells per quad. A CAD face needs a UV parameterization from import. Refuses above 2,000,000 cells.

Inputs

Source Choice

What the grid follows. Between Faces lines the two faces' UV directions up itself, picking the least twisted match; Between Faces with Origins lets you set each face's origin corner and flip.

Face CAD Face

The CAD face the grid sits on.

Takes: CAD Face, CAD Faces of Body
Surface mesh Quad Mesh

A quad mesh, e.g. from Triangles to Quads; each quad becomes one column of cells.

Takes: Triangles to Quads
First face CAD Face

The face where the grid starts (w = 0).

Takes: CAD Face, CAD Faces of Body
Second face CAD Face

The face where the grid ends (w = 1).

Takes: CAD Face, CAD Faces of Body
First uv origin Choice

Which corner of the first face's UV range becomes the grid's origin.

Flip first uv Yes/No

Swap u and v on the first face.

Second uv origin Choice

Which corner of the second face's UV range becomes the grid's origin.

Flip second uv Yes/No

Swap u and v on the second face.

UVW count Vector

Cells along the face's u and v directions and through the height or across the gap (w). Rounded to whole numbers, at least 1.

Height Number

How far the grid reaches out from the surface along its normal, in mm. A field varies it across the surface.

Takes: any block that gives Number (102 blocks)
Layer count Number

How many cells each column is split into along the height (at least 1).

Advanced (1)
Linear Yes/No

Straight cell edges between the corners; on by default. Turn it off on curved faces so the cells follow them more closely.

Output

Cell Grid

Used by: Lattice in Solid, Grade Cell Grid, Tile Cells, Trim Cell Grid

Properties

Values the block gives besides its output. The editor lists them under Properties, and an input can read one by reference.

JacobianDeterminant Number

How much the Cell Grid stretches volume at each point.

U Number

The first cell coordinate at each point, counted in cells.

V Number

The second cell coordinate at each point, counted in cells.

W Number

The third cell coordinate at each point, counted in cells.

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