Learn how to plan for a Grasshopper definition that seamlessly tiles a hexagonal pattern. This video shows you how to tile hexagons in rows and columns with no space in between.
- [Instructor] In the last video…we covered some basic properties…of hexagonal tiling.…In this video, we'll put those principles to use…by making the starting points…of a parametric, hexagonal tiling algorithm…where eventually we can control…the number of rows and columns of hexagons.…In Rhino I've got the file hex-tiling.3dm open.…And in Grasshopper I've got the file…0020-hexagonal-tile.gh open.…So I'm going to focus on these five steps…in my algorithm,…and, in a later video, we'll get to the last two.…So, I'll slide these ones over…out of the way for now.…
Let's get started first on calculating…the horizontal and the vertical offsets.…So I'll also grab these bottom three.…Just put those kind of in the middle.…So, in order to calculate both of these offsets…we need some user-defined slider values.…I'm going to go ahead and make a slider…for a radius, and that will be a floating point value…probably between one.…We'll set to the default to 13,…and maybe we'll say 50 is the max.…
So I right-click and just title that as radius.…
Author
Chris Reilly
Released
10/25/2017By the end of the course, you'll see how even basic literacy in Grasshopper can be applied to developing projects for art, manufacturing, architecture, and design.
- Working with algorithms
- Modeling a base profile
- Extruding elements
- Finishing an algorithm
- Planning for mass production
- Customizing Grasshopper
- Scripting with Python and Visual Basic .NET
- Modeling data with Ladybug
- Creating a tiling grid
- Tiling 3D objects
- Using reflection symmetry and mirroring to repeat tile
- Tessellating tile in any direction
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome49s
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1. Algorithmic Thinking
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Working with algorithms2m 34s
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Iteration and recursion5m 37s
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2. Modeling a Musical Instrument
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Introduction and file setup3m 41s
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Modeling the base profile6m 51s
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Modeling the top profile6m 15s
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Extruding the frets8m 29s
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Extruding the solid base8m 40s
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Extruding the solid top3m 41s
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Finishing the algorithm5m 12s
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Planning for mass production4m 39s
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3. Customizing Grasshopper
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Clusters9m 23s
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Add-ons and plugins2m 4s
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Python scripting10m 53s
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Visual Basic .NET scripting15m 27s
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4. Modeling Climate Data with Ladybug
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Vector review6m 31s
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Shadow study with Ladybug8m 36s
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Aligning shapes to vectors10m 28s
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5. Tiling and Tessalation
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Data tree review7m 47s
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Adding offsets for tiling7m 54s
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Tiling 3D objects12m 47s
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Truchet tile fundamentals3m 48s
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Conclusion
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Next steps54s
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Video: Setting up a hexagonal tiling grid