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How can I get this array of horizontal weave layers to conform to the shape of the vertical weave sections? I need the horizontal layers to decrease in diameter as they array downward, essentially following the path of the verticals.

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In cases like this, it's probably easier to do everything in nodes instead of trying to make something follow...

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Starting geometry

For this node group, we start with just a curve (that will define the "sections" or "pillars")

Section curve

This curve is on X-Z plane, being Z the center of the rotation.

Nodes

The nodes follow 3 main groups with clear functions:

  • Section Creation - Replicates the section curve forming all the pillars
  • Weave Creation - Creates one circle for each horizontal weave, at the correct height and with correct diameter
  • Weaving - Adds the oscilation to the circles

General Nodes

Section Creation

Instances the original curve and rotates it around

Section creation nodes

Weave Creation

  • Resamples the original curve, each point will be a weave
  • Captures the radius (X) and the factor along the section for each weave
  • Keeps only the Z of the original curve (for centering the circles)
  • Instances one circle per resampled point
  • Sets positions to make the radius of each circle equal to the captured radius

Weave Creation Nodes

Weaving

Here the math happens. (It needs an even number of sections to work seamlessly)

  • Enforces the normal of the section to be Y, so we can get a vector that is perpendicular both to Y and to the tangent of the section (weaves will be displaced along this vector)
  • Sets the position of each point in the weave circles such as:
    • Factor on the circle is converted to number of oscilations (multiplication by Pi and section count)
    • Circles with odd indices get an additional half wave phasing (addition of pi considering the floored modulo)
    • Direction of oscilation is sampled from the section curve using the factor that was captured back when creating the weave circles

Weaving nodes

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  • $\begingroup$ Well sheeeesh. That does seem to be what i want to do. I'm new to messing with nodes. But you've laid it all out. I'll give it a try. $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 12 at 18:06

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