Extracts coordinates and color information from a 3D object for further processing.

Accepts a 3D object file or data for analysis.

object3d

3D Object Sampler

points

Extracted curves based on the object’s geometry.

curves

Identified surface data from the 3D object.

surfaces

Detected solid components within the 3D object.

solids

<p>BeeGraphy Editor Tools Package

This package contains a comprehensive set of tool nodes designed to assist with various operations and analyses in the BeeGraphy Editor.

Usage

The nodes in this package are categorized into specialized groups to simplify design and modeling tasks. They enable users to create, manipulate, analyze, and transform models with precision. To locate these nodes, browse the corresponding groups in the menu or use the search functionality.

Node Groups

Surface Group

The Surface group provides nodes for creating and manipulating surfaces. These nodes enable you to generate freeform surfaces, analyze surface properties, apply surface transformations, create panel structures, perform surface boolean operations, and convert surfaces to triangulated meshes. Surface nodes are essential for working with complex surface geometry and creating smooth, continuous surfaces in your designs.

Vector Group

The Vector group contains nodes for vector operations and calculations. These nodes allow you to perform vector addition, subtraction, normalization, dot products, cross products, and various vector transformations. Vector nodes are fundamental for working with directions, positions, and spatial relationships in 3D space.

Transform Group

The Transform group provides tools for applying geometric transformations to objects. These nodes enable translation, rotation, scaling, and combined transformations. Transform nodes are essential for positioning, orienting, and resizing geometry in your designs.

Primitive Curves Group

The Primitive Curves group contains nodes for generating basic curve shapes. These nodes allow you to create fundamental curves such as lines, circles, arcs, splines, and other geometric primitives. Primitive curve nodes serve as building blocks for more complex curve-based designs.

Curve Analysis Group

The Curve Analysis group provides nodes for analyzing curve properties and characteristics. These nodes enable you to measure curve length, evaluate curvature, check continuity, extract points along curves, and analyze curve geometry. Curve analysis nodes are valuable for understanding and validating curve properties in your designs.

Curve Toolset Group

The Curve Toolset group offers utility nodes for curve manipulation and processing. These nodes provide tools for curve editing, trimming, extending, joining, and various curve operations that enhance curve-based workflows.

Curve Triangulation Group

The Curve Triangulation group contains nodes for converting curves into triangulated representations. These nodes enable you to create mesh representations of curves for rendering, analysis, or further processing.

Boolean Operation Group

The Boolean Operation group provides tools for performing Boolean operations on geometry. These nodes enable union, difference, and intersection operations on surfaces, solids, and regions. Boolean operation nodes are essential for combining, subtracting, and intersecting geometric objects to create complex shapes.

Solid Group

The Solid group contains nodes for creating and modifying solid geometry. These nodes enable you to generate primitive solids, create freeform solids, analyze solid properties, apply solid transformations, perform solid boolean operations, and convert solids to meshes. Solid nodes are fundamental for working with three-dimensional solid objects.

Intersection Group

The Intersection group provides tools for finding intersections between geometric entities. These nodes enable you to find intersections between curves, surfaces, solids, and other geometric objects. Intersection nodes are valuable for determining relationships between geometric elements.

Text Group

The Text group contains nodes for generating and manipulating text objects. These nodes enable you to create text geometry, apply text transformations, and work with typography in your designs. Text nodes are useful for adding labels, annotations, and text-based elements to your models.

Image Group

The Image group provides tools for processing and incorporating images into designs. These nodes enable you to work with image data, convert images to geometry, and use images as design references or textures.

Analysis Group

The Analysis group contains nodes for data and model analysis. These nodes enable geometric analysis, structural assessments, property calculations, and various analytical operations that help you understand and evaluate your designs.

Array Group

The Array group provides tools for creating arrays and repeating patterns. These nodes enable you to create linear arrays, rectangular arrays, polar arrays, and other pattern arrangements. Array nodes are useful for duplicating and arranging geometry in systematic patterns.

Toolset Group

The Toolset group offers general-purpose utility nodes for enhancing workflows. These nodes provide various helper functions, conversions, and utility operations that support and streamline design processes.

Triangulation Group

The Triangulation group contains nodes for converting geometry into triangular mesh representations. These nodes enable you to create mesh versions of surfaces and solids for rendering, analysis, or export purposes.

Each group provides specialized nodes tailored to specific tasks, streamlining complex design and modeling workflows in the BeeGraphy Editor.
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Intersection

Surface

Vector

Boolean Operation

Render

Curve Analysis

Panels

Text

Array

Toolset

Transform

Analysis

Solid

3D Object

Primitive Curves

Triangulation

Image

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Tool

curve

vector

Extrude Curve

extrudeSurface

Curve To Surface

surface

point

Surface Iso Curves

uIsoCurve

vIsoCurve

Offset a surface with a specified distance

Offset type can be only "Arc", "Tangent" or "Intersection". It is default "Arc".

offsetType

offsetSize

Offset Surface

offsetSurface

Deconstruct a point into its component parts

Deconstruct Point

list

Point List Sort

sortListX

sortListY

sortListZ

vectorA

vectorB

unitize

Cross Product

length

plane

origin

Plane Origin

resultPlane

direction

angle

Revolve Surface

solid

Create an advanced lofted surface through a set of section curves with enhanced parameters

degree

compatibility

smoothing

Continuity level: 0=C0 (geometric), 1=C1 (tangent), 2=C2 (curvature)

continuity

Parametrization method (0: ChordLength, 1: Centripetal, 2: IsoParametric)

parametrization

Loft Advanced

Generate a grid of {uv} points on a surface

uCount

vCount

Divide Surface

divisionPoints

parameters

center

axis

Vector Rotate

rotatedVector

Create a nurbs surface from a grid of points

Number of points in the U (horizontal) direction. Must divide total number of points.

If true, the surface will interpolate the points exactly. If false, it will approximate.

interpolate

Surface From Points

Unit vector parallel to the world {z} axis

factor

VectorZ

Amplitude Vector

amplitudeVector

Perform minimal rotation to align a plane with a guide vector

Align Plane

alignPlane

Adjust a plane to match a new normal direction

normal

Adjust Plane

adjustPlane

Radius of polygon (distance from center to tip)

radius

countOfSides

Polygon

Construct a NURBS curve from control points

closed

NURBS Curve

Get the point on evaluates a curve at a specific location

Point In Curve

Point/Region relationship (0 = outside, 1 = coincident, 2 = inside)

relationship

projectPoint

pointA

pointB

Plane By 3Pnt

Translate (move) an object along a vector

geometry

Move

translatedGeometry

Scale an object uniformly in all directions

Scale

scaledGeometry

Create internal tangent lines between circles

circle1

circle2

Tangent Lines (In)

tangent1

tangent2

pointC

InCircle

startPoint

endPoint

planePoint

Polygon By Edge

outRadius

The radius of the circumscribing circle of a resulting polygon

inRadius

Circle 3Pnt

Arc 3Pnt

Returns the base plane, radius and angle domain of an arc

Deconstruct Arc

startAngle

endAngle

Map a curve from a Source surface to a Target surface using UV reparameterization. Handles seams and face orientation; returns one or more mapped curves

source

target

Map To Surface

mappedCurve

Rectangle 2Pnt

Polyline

Closed

True if curve is closed or false if curve open

boolean

Recursive decomposition until all segments are atomic

recursive

Explode

Exploded segments that make up the base curve

segments

Rebuild a curve with a specific number of control-points

Rebuild Curve

rebuildCurve

Cull points that are coincident within tolerance

Cull Curves

culledCurves

culledIndices

Planar voronoi diagram for a collection of points

Optional containment boundary for diagram

boundary

Optional base plane. If no plane is provided, then the best-fit plane will be used

Voronoi 2D

voronoi

support

Triangle Panel C

midPnt

radius1

radius2

Cone

cone

side

Offset type can be only "Arc", "Tangent" or "Intersection". It is default "Arc"

Offset Curve

offsetCurve

Divide a curve into equal length segments

Divide By Length

tangents

step

Divide By Distance

Generate a number of equally spaced, horizontally aligned curve planes

count

align

Horizontal Planes

planes

Returns union of curves using glue mode for touching/non-penetrating shapes. Faster for assembling operations.

Curves(Regions) or Curve(Region) for boolean union operation

Glue mode can be only "Shift" or "Full". It is default "Shift"

3D Object Sampler Node

Description

Creation Method

Creating a 3D Object Sampler Node

Using Search List

Select from Menu

Steps

See Also

Name	Type	Description
Points	Point	Extracted 3D points from the object.
Curves	Curve	Extracted curves based on the object’s geometry.
Surfaces	Surface	Identified surface data from the 3D object.
Solids	Solid	Detected solid components within the 3D object.