Panelizing & Planarization Of A Funnel Element

Hi there,

I’m new to Grasshopper and this forum so apologies in advance if I post in the wrong place in the wrong manner! I’m trying to generate a roof composed of funnel like units which I’m trying to panelize & planerize in Grasshopper using the Kangaroo plug-in.

I’d like the “funnels” to taper upwards from a small base circle to a larger square. The problem is very similar to the one tackled in another post:http://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/how-to-get-continuous-panels

So far I have simply attempted to apply the tutorial at the address below to my surface…which resulted in a wild simulation where no equilibrium was reached. I’ve played around with tolerances but to no avail.

Going forward I have some very broad questions:

1. Quite simply; how would you experienced types recommend I model the initial funnel? (Revolution surface? Mesh? Successive lofts?…)

2. Would you recommend paneling with a particular shape? Maybe it is my choice of working with only hexagons that is geometrically instable?

3. Would you apply a different technique than that used in the tutorial below, or simply change some elements? I’ve heard that the Weaverbird plug-in can be useful for use with Kangaroo for this sort of problem?

Tutorial followed: “How to create planar Honeycomb Shells using Kangaroo´s Planarization Forces” by ThinkParametric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsbyfC2usUk

Thanks in advance for any feedback!