Spheres
Creates an Implicit from points rendered as solid spheres (balls), unioned at the given radius.
Inputs
| Name | Nick | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | P | Pointlist | Sphere centres. | |
| Radius | R | Numberlist | 1 | Sphere radius. Supply a single value for all points, or one value per point. |
| 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
Spheres on a spiral, growing and blended
Sixty points on a spiral become spheres whose radius grows from 1 to 3 mm, blended into one smooth body.
Try
- Change Blend to go from separate beads to a smooth, continuous form.
- Wire your own points, for example from a point cloud or a curve division.
Download spheres.gh5 KB · Rhino 8 · Morphé 1.0
Messages
What the component may report, shown as a balloon on the canvas.
| Level | Message |
|---|---|
| Warning | No points supplied. |
| Error | Radius must be a single value or one value per point. |
| Error | Radius must be non-negative. |
| Error | Could not determine the spheres' bounding box. |
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