i'm a student and just started working in rhino and grasshopper this
semester to explore circle packing as well. (so there is a lot out
there i don't know). but I did something similar where I offset the
circles I wanted to pack and then set the points of intersection of
the offset circles as the centerpoints for the next circle I wanted to
pack whose radii is equal to the offset amount. (I think it would be
much easier with a tangent-tangent-radius circle in grasshopper...but
this still wouldn't solve the problem of more than 2 tangencies. The
solution i've come up with is on a very small scale, and when i
increase the number of circles whose radii vary, then i'm struggling
maintaning points of tangency beyond 4 circles (they start to overlap
at somepoints...and i don't know how to prevent this). And then i
wanted to explore this pheonomenon 3 dimensionally as well. Is there
any suggestions on sphere packing...I don't know how to generate the
3d close-packing lattices (hexagonal and cubic)...much less looking at
randomized close packing of spheres with changing radii (what i've
been working on with circles). thanks!
sabrina
On Oct 20, 3:21 am, David Rutten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Leaf,
>
> then yes, you need to measure the radius (or the circumference,
> whatever fits best into your maths) of the large circle, then use that
> value to control the number and radii of the small circles. I'm not
> quite sure which equation is simplest, but it sounds like you already
> have one.
>
> --
> David Rutten
> Robert McNeel & Associates
>
> On Oct 17, 10:12 pm, tealeaf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > I use a big circle and make smaller circle inside using the bigger
> > circle's tangent points by dividing the circle curve.
>
> > On Oct 16, 4:06 am, David Rutten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > How do you pack them?
>
> > > --
> > > David Rutten
> > > Robert McNeel & Associates
>
> > > On Oct 15, 9:29 pm, tube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > > what is a good way to make packed circles adjust proportionaly when
> > > > the either the packed cirlces or outer cirlce have thier radii
> > > > changed.
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> > > > -Thanks- Hide quoted text -
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