Crystallon

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Crystallon is an open source project for creating lattice structures using Rhino and Grasshopper3D. The goal is to generate lattice structures within Rhino’s design environment without exporting to 3rd party software, with the advantage of modularity and the ability to combine other powerful tools available for Grasshopper3D. Each tool is left as a cluster which can be opened and modified at will, in the spirit of open source. We hope the community will continue to develop and contribute through the use of the Grasshopper forums and Github. 
 
 
 
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Crystallon Thicken Problems

by dana church

Mar 5, 2020

Hello,

I've been trying to get the Thickness to work with Shells.

Using the Thicken.gh example file.

The only Shell types I get to work with the Weaverbird Mesh Thicken are the Gyroid (shell) and the LH Auxetic (shell).

The others (Octa, Dodeca, Trunc Octa, Cubic Center, Cubic Face) all produce an InValid Mesh out of the Weaverbird Mesh Thicken component.

And a couple even produce InValid Mesh out of the Cell Shell Fill component.

Am I being THICK, or is this a known problem?

Is there a workaround?

Thanks,

Dana Church

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    Aaron Porterfield

    Hi Dana

    Weaverbird's mesh thicken will only work well with open meshes like the gyroid. It is only offsetting the surface. The other cells in Crystallon make closed cell meshes. I suggest trying the Dendro plugin for thickening lattices made with Crystallon.

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    Mar 11, 2020