Hexagon Grid (Free Form) Geometry Node Blender 3.1+
This is an introductory video for a Free Form HexGrid generator NodeGroup setup created with Geometry Nodes for Blender 3.1+
Salient features of the Node Group setup are:
outputs a Hex Grid inside a curve shape, drawn in edit mode, with a changeable radius of hexagon.
outputs Curve Grid as default. Unmute (shortcut M) 'Fill Curve' to convert into Mesh Instances.
set Hexagon (Curve Circle) radius (HexagonRadius)
add/remove Rows(XRepeat) & Columns(YRepeat)
two modes for adding Gap between Hexagons(GapValue & GapScale). GapScale works for mesh only i.e. after unmute (shortcut M) 'Fill Curve'.
Tab into HexBaseGrid nodegroup to switch on/off Grid Center to Corner of Grid/Center of Grid.
Unmute 'Realize Instances', 'Merge by Distance' to convert & optimise Mesh with Instances to single Mesh. Unmute 'SplitEdges' if required.
'Set Material' to individual instance or final Mesh.
instance Mesh (Hexagonal) Cylinder instead of Curve (Hexagon) Circle.
full functionality of 'Instances on Points' node.
The Node Group setup is free to use & is available at:
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