Fill Boxes
Morphs a base Field into a set of twisted boxes by per-cell inverse-trilinear mapping. Feed oriented Rhino boxes or twisted boxes.
Inputs
| Name | Nick | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | B | Field | The base Field to morph into each cell. An Implicit can be wired here too: it is read as a Field, and its own bounding box is ignored: Base Bounding Box sets the cell. | |
| Boxesoptional | X | Genericlist | One box per cell: an oriented Rhino Box (affine cell, no twist), or a Twisted Box | |
| Base Bounding Box (required)optional | Bb | Box | Required. The unit-cell reference box: the region of the base that fills each cell. Respected exactly: larger than the base geometry leaves a margin (members won't reach the cell faces), smaller crops it. Never auto-derived from the base: you set the cell. | |
| Blendoptional | K | Generic | Optional smoothing radius for a smooth union: a number for a uniform fillet, or a Field to vary it in space. Empty or 0 = hard union. |
Outputs
| Name | Nick | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implicit | I | Implicit | The output implicit. |
Example definition
A BCCz strut lattice in twisted boxes, thickened along the diagonal
A BCCz unit cell built with Struts fills 72 twisted boxes stacked three deep over a curved surface. Offset then thickens the members, grading from o0 at one corner of the part to o1 at the opposite corner.
Try
- Drag o0 and o1 to change how the member thickness grades across the part.
- Change Strut Radius and Node Blend to reshape the unit cell itself.
- Feed your own twisted boxes, for example from Surface Box or Twisted Box, into Boxes.
Download fill-boxes.gh13 KB · Rhino 8 · Morphé 1.0
Messages
What the component may report, shown as a balloon on the canvas.
| Level | Message |
|---|---|
| Warning | Skipped a Boxes input that is neither a box nor a Twisted Box. |
| Warning | No boxes supplied: wire a box (or Twisted Box) per cell into Boxes. |
| Error | Supply a Base Bounding Box that contains the base geometry to populate each cell: the reference cell the base maps into. |
| Error | Could not determine the base bounding box. |
Related components
2. ImplicitConform Between SurfacesFill a continuous field (e.g. a TPMS expression) into the gap between two surfaces that share a UV domain.
2. ImplicitConform To SurfaceWrap a continuous field (e.g. a TPMS expression) conformally around a surface.
2. ImplicitInstanceStamps a base Field at a list of transforms.Written for Morphé 1.0 · Rhino 8