Change the columns as the diameter increases.

Takahiro Yamaguchi

I'm researching an approach with script in SpaceClaim to work parametrically change columns from 3-5-7 to become columns 4-6-8 or 5-7-9 etc as the diameter increases. Does anyone have similar solution with script?

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

@Gabriel Messager might have an idea ?

Gabriel Messager

@Takahiro Yamaguchi
Here is an example:

import math

ClearAll()

def create_cylinder(startPoint, endPoint, radius):

    direction = (endPoint - startPoint).Direction.ArbitraryPerpendicular
    pt1 = startPoint
    pt2 = endPoint
    pt3 = endPoint + (direction.UnitVector * radius)
    result = CylinderBody.Create(pt1, pt2, pt3)

radius_large_cylinder = MM(60)
radius_small_cylinder = MM(5)
distance_axis = MM(15)

nb_small_cylinders = 2*int((radius_large_cylinder-radius_small_cylinder*1.1)/distance_axis)+1

for i in range(nb_small_cylinders):
    startPoint = Point.Create(math.copysign(distance_axis*int(i/2+ i%2), i%2-0.5), 0, 0)
    endPoint = Point.Create(startPoint.X, startPoint.Y, MM(5))
    create_cylinder(startPoint, endPoint, radius_small_cylinder)

for i in range(nb_small_cylinders-2):
    startPoint = Point.Create(math.copysign(distance_axis*int(i/2+ i%2), i%2-0.5), distance_axis, 0)
    endPoint = Point.Create(startPoint.X, startPoint.Y, MM(5))
    create_cylinder(startPoint, endPoint, radius_small_cylinder)
    startPoint = Point.Create(math.copysign(distance_axis*int(i/2+ i%2), i%2-0.5), -distance_axis, 0)
    endPoint = Point.Create(startPoint.X, startPoint.Y, MM(5))
    create_cylinder(startPoint, endPoint, radius_small_cylinder)

for i in range(nb_small_cylinders-4):
    startPoint = Point.Create(math.copysign(distance_axis*int(i/2+ i%2), i%2-0.5), distance_axis*2, 0)
    endPoint = Point.Create(startPoint.X, startPoint.Y, MM(5))
    create_cylinder(startPoint, endPoint, radius_small_cylinder)
    startPoint = Point.Create(math.copysign(distance_axis*int(i/2+ i%2), i%2-0.5), -distance_axis*2, 0)
    endPoint = Point.Create(startPoint.X, startPoint.Y, MM(5))
    create_cylinder(startPoint, endPoint, radius_small_cylinder)

create_cylinder(Point.Origin, Point.Create(0, 0, -MM(30)), radius_large_cylinder)