Pave

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Pave

Pavé over surfaces: packs round stones over the geometry, with prongs between them and optional cutters

Nickname: Pave · Tab: Gemset › Pave

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Surfaces	Srf	Geometry	list	—	Surfaces, breps or meshes to pave (the visible faces get the stones)
Gem Diameter	GemD	Number	item	d.GemDiameter	Stone diameter (the largest when Variable Size is on)
Variable Size	Variable	Boolean	item	d.VariableSize	Fill the leftover gaps with smaller stones, down to Gem Diameter Min
Gem Diameter Min	GemDMin	Number	item	d.GemDiameterMin	Smallest stone when Variable Size is on
Distance To Border	Border	Number	item	d.DistanceToBorder	Distance from the stones to the surface border
Gem Inside	GemIn	Number	item	d.GemInside	How far the stones sink into the surface
Gap Mode	Gap	Text	item	PRONG_DRIVEN	PRONG_DRIVEN (the prong diameter sets the gap) or MANUAL
Manual Gap	ManualGap	Number	item	d.ManualGap	Gap between stones (Manual gap mode)
Extra Gap	ExtraGap	Number	item	d.ExtraGap	Extra gap added between stones
Fill Mode	Fill	Text	item	FROM_BORDER	FROM_BORDER or FROM_CENTER (needs Start Point)
Start Point (optional)	Start	Point	item	—	Point on the surface the packing grows from (FROM_CENTER)
Prongs	Prongs	Boolean	item	d.EnableProngs	Build the prongs between stones
Prong Diameter	ProngD	Number	item	d.ProngDiameter	Prong diameter
Prong Diameter Min	ProngDMin	Number	item	d.ProngDiameterMin	Smallest prong diameter (Variable Size)
Prong Over Girdle	ProngOG	Number	item	d.Prong.HeightOverGirdle	Prong height over the girdle
Prong Under Girdle	ProngUG	Number	item	d.Prong.HeightUnderGirdle	Prong height under the girdle
Min Prongs Per Gem	MinProngs	Integer	item	d.MinProngsPerGem	Stones with fewer prongs are reported
Prong Border Distance	ProngBorder	Number	item	d.ProngBorderDistance	Distance from the prongs to the border
Border From Prong	BorderProng	Boolean	item	d.BorderFromProng	Measure the border distance from the prongs instead of the stones
Cutters	Cutters	Boolean	item	d.EnableCutters	Build a cutter under each stone
Computation Mode	Mode	Text	item	RENDER	RENDER or MANUFACTURING (prongs)

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Gems	Gems	Generic	list	Placed stones
Meshes	Meshes	Mesh	list	Stone meshes
Prongs	Prongs	Brep	list	Prong breps
Cutters	Cutters	Brep	list	Cutter breps
Circles	Circles	Circle	list	Stone circles on the surface
Under Pronged	UnderPronged	Integer	list	Indices of the stones with fewer prongs than Min Prongs Per Gem

Pave Along Surface

Rows of stones along the surface isocurves through the given points (U or V direction)

Nickname: Pave Along Srf · Tab: Gemset › Pave

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Surface	Srf	Surface	item	—	Surface to pave along
Points	Pts	Point	list	—	One row per point: the isocurve through it
Direction U	U	Boolean	item	d.Direction	True: rows along U; false: along V
Gem Size	GemSize	Number	item	d.GemSize	Stone diameter
Distance Between Gems	Gap	Number	item	d.DistanceBetweenGems	Gap between stones
Border Distance	Border	Number	item	d.BorderDistance	Distance from the first and last stones to the surface edge
Gems Mode	ByCount	Boolean	item	d.GemsMode	True: place Number Of Gems stones; false: as many as fit
Number Of Gems	N	Integer	item	(int)d.NumberOfGems	Stones per row (Gems Mode)
Justify	Justify	Boolean	item	d.Justify	Spread the stones over the whole isocurve
Vertical Alignment	VAlign	Text	item	d.VerticalAlignment.ToString()	Center, Top or Bottom: which side of the isocurve the stones hug

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Gems	Gems	Generic	list	Placed stones
Meshes	Meshes	Mesh	list	Stone meshes
Circles	Circles	Circle	list	Stone circles on the surface
Isocurves	Iso	Curve	list	The isocurves the rows follow