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Geometric Surface

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Wraps a lattice of geometric tiles with sharp creases around faces: pyramids, hexagons, diamonds, pillows, Voronoi facets, wavy strips, or your own tile. Or draw crease lines and build faceted, origami-like surfaces.

Where to find it

Advanced Surface Tools tab › Geometric Surface. The result is a new surface body or, with Output = Solid, sewn into the solid.

Modes

TilesLattice Square, Hex, Triangle, Diamond, Voronoi or Strips (Warp: waves).
Custom tileDraw cell outline, model your tile on it as surfaces (height along Z, 0 along the outline) and pick it. Cell type, size and position are recognised.
CreasesCreases from the curves of a sketch and / or + Creases generators (lines, waves, edge offsets, rings, rays, spiral, contours).

Options

TileHeight, top size, profile (Linear, Round, Hollow, Smooth, Pillow, or a formula), open top, apex shift.
+ LayerWaves, noise or formulas on top of the tiles.
+ ModifierVaries the tiles across the surface.
+ LockAreas where the relief fades to zero, with a crease at the border.
Generate sketchTurns generated creases into an editable sketch.

Editing the feature

Right-click the feature › Edit Feature. The canvas shows exactly what gets built, with the facet count and the expected rebuild time.

Good to know

  • About 500 facets rebuild in 1 s, about 12,000 in 40 s. Rebuild time grows faster than the facet count.