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Array Modifier - Grid: Circular/Hexagonical packing

Array Modifier - Grid: Circular/Hexagonical packing

the Cartesian grid mode of Array is wonderful, but for circular or hexagonical objects I find myself needing to do a lot of manual work for dense packing.

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can you post a picture to illustrate this!

Rob.c.mayer
Enthusiast

I can certainly try - when I was working through the problem originally, I couldn't quite reason how to extend the pattern into three dimensions in a meaningful way, but even across two axes I think it has utility:

 

 

I can imagine it'd be useful to have both a Cartesian Mode and a Concentric Mode for this - one extends the pattern vertically and horizontally, and the other extends the pattern radially.

you are trying to array two separate objects The hexagon  (Shape) and the Sphere (3d object) or are they elements? Can you post a video or gif instead with what are you trying to acchieve!

Rob.c.mayer
Enthusiast
they're just elements. The hexagons were to illustrate the shape of the
regular grid.

do you really need a video showcase hexagonal tiling, or am I missing
something?

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