Branching Lattice

Grows a branching tree of beams from a set of start points to a set of end points. Each start heads for its nearest end, and over Layers intermediate steps the paths bound for the same end draw together and merge into shared trunks. 0 layers gives straight beams with no branching.

Inputs

Start points List of Point

Points the branches start from.

Takes: any block that gives Point (13 blocks)
End points List of Point

Points the branches end at; each start joins its nearest end.

Takes: any block that gives Point (13 blocks)
Layers Number

Intermediate steps along each path; more steps give smoother merging. 0 = straight beams.

Thickness Number

Beam diameter in mm: a number, or a field read once per beam at its midpoint.

Takes: any block that gives Number (102 blocks)

Output

Lattice

Used by: any block that takes Lattice (98 blocks)

Properties

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

Beams List of Beam

Every beam, each with its own properties.

Solid Solid

All the thickened beams merged into one Solid; beams with no thickness yet are the distance to their segments.

List List of Lattice

This lattice in a Lattice List of one.

BeamGraph Beam Graph

The beams, vertices and thicknesses, without the lattice around them.

Graph Lattice

The beams and vertices alone, with no thickness.

BoundingBox Bounding Box

The axis-aligned extent of the beams' vertices.

EdgeCount Number

How many beams the lattice has.

LineSegments List of Curve

Each beam as a line segment.

VertexCount Number

How many vertices the lattice has.

VertexValencies List of Number

For each vertex, the number of beams that end there.

Vertices List of Point

The position of every vertex.

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