Table of Contents
- Description
- Features
- Distributor Types
- General Usage Instructions
- Video Tutorials
- User Interface
- Distributor Settings
- Appearances
- Subscribe
Description
3D Voronoi Studio is an add-in for Autodesk Inventor which enables you to effortlessly and quickly generate Voronoi designs in Autodesk Inventor with full control over Voronoi sites (Voronoi points).
Features
- Fast generation of 3D Voronoi designs with even more than 1,000 Voronoi sites (Voronoi Points)
- Interactive creation of Voronoi sites (Voronoi points) usign a list of 2D and 3D parametric distributors
- 18 different 2D and 3D parametric distributior types
- Previewing the output before executing the command
- Conversion of each distributor to “Coordinates Distributor” to control Voronoi sites at point level
- Interactive transformation of individual distributors
- Creation of gap fillers between fragments with fixed or variable gap widths
- Full control over automatic assignment of appearances to fragments and gap fillers
- Exploding fragments
- Duplication and linked duplication of distributors
- Editing the created feature after creation
- Saving and loading presets
- Loading the last executed command preset or the last previewd command preset
Distributor Types
There are 18 different distributor types in 3D Voronoi Studio. By combining them through Distributors Tab you can control distribution of Voronoi sites (Voronoi Points)
General Usage Instructions
- Select “3D Voronoi Studio” button from “SOLID” tab
- Select a body to fracture in “General” group or change the settings of the proxy box in “Proxy” group
- Create a list of distributors and change their settings using “Distributors” tab to create Voronoi sites (Voronoi points)
- Select the desired outputs (Fragments, Gap Fillers and Voronoi Sites) and change their settings using “Outputs” tab
- Select the desired appearances for fragments and gap fillers using “Appearances” tab
- Click on “Preview” button (eye button) or press “Space” key to preview the output
- Click on “Build” button to make the final fractured body (Unavailable in Trial Version)
Video Tutorials
- Voronoi Pattern Tutorial 1
- Simple Usage Tutorial
- Voronoi Pattern Tutorial 2
- Voronoi Pattern Tutorial 3
- Voronoi Vase Tutorial 1
- Voronoi Vase Tutorial 2
Voronoi Pattern Tutorial 1
Simple Usage Tutorial
Voronoi Pattern Tutorial 2
Voronoi Pattern Tutorial 3
Voronoi Vase Tutorial 1
Voronoi Vase Tutorial 2
User Interface
The user interface of 3D Voronoi Studio for Autodesk Inventor consists of 6 tabs:
Main Tab
Distributors Tab
Fragments Tab
Outputs Tab
Appearances Tab
Display Tab
License Tab
Distributor Settings
Body Distributor
Faces Distributor
Curves Distributor
Points Distributor
Linear Distributor
Square Distributor
Rectangular Distributor
Circular Distributor
Elliptical Distributor
Polygonal Distributor
Planar Distributor
Grid Distributor
Radial Distributor
Spiral Distributor
Box Distributor
Cylindrical Distributor
Spherical Distributor
Coordinates Distributor
Appearances
3D Voronoi Studio for Autodesk Inventor ships with two appearance libraries in “resources\Appearance Libraries” folder:
Voronoi Studio Appearance Library
This library contains 90 appearances in three categories: A, B and C. Appearances in C category are brighter than appearances in B category and Appearances in B category are brighter that appearances in A category.
When you select “Random From Library” or “Sequential From Library” for Fragments Appearances in Appearances Tab, this library will be selected as the default appearance library.
Voronoi Studio Gray Appearance Library
This library contains 16 gray appearances.
When you select “Select from Library” for Gap Fillers Appearance in Appearances Tab, “Voronoi Studio G 04” appearance from this library will be selected as the default appearance. For Sweeps, “Voronoi Studio G 12” appearance will be selected by default.
