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I have a honeycomb style wall and need to make some of the cells a different thickness than others. I have started by using a solidify modifier, to no avail. Is there a way to achieve this look: Honeycomb Wall

I have simply added a cylinder with 6 sides, no top or bottom faces. Used a solidify modifier and two array sets to achieve the look, but all the rims still have the same thickness.

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  • $\begingroup$ The solidify modifier has a Vertex Group input options which lets you factor the shell depth accordingly to the value. I see you're using Geometry Nodes in your project. Would you mind posting your node tree to make sure the potential answers really fit to your needs ? $\endgroup$
    – Gorgious
    Dec 9, 2021 at 13:06
  • $\begingroup$ does it have to be geometry nodes or would you also be satisfied with sverchok or animation nodes solution? $\endgroup$
    – Chris
    Dec 9, 2021 at 16:34
  • $\begingroup$ It does not have to be Geometry Nodes, but I suppose it would be better, considering the flexibility it will offer :) I have a solution for achieving the same visual result, but it's very manual work - i.e. create a grid of hexagons with array modifiers, then another array scaled down, then a boolean modifier...you get the drill :D $\endgroup$
    – pschinzel
    Dec 15, 2021 at 10:05
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Ok, it is possible, although my "solution" is not very nice, because i use the mesh boolean node which is very slow in geometry nodes.

Basically my idea is this: i build a geometry nodes grid with cylinders with 6 vertices. Then i build another geometry nodes grid with smaller but higher cylinders, which i use a cutter objects for my first grid. By this i can scale (e.g. with proximity node) my cutter instances and so the hexagon will have different thickness.

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    $\begingroup$ +1 but your node setup is a bit too simple imho :(( $\endgroup$
    – moonboots
    Dec 9, 2021 at 19:39
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    $\begingroup$ I can only do simple things…💁🏻‍♂️ $\endgroup$
    – Chris
    Dec 9, 2021 at 20:05
  • $\begingroup$ This is amazing! Thank you so much for the input! I will definitely try it out :) $\endgroup$
    – pschinzel
    Dec 15, 2021 at 10:03
  • $\begingroup$ If my answer helped you, please click on the checkmark left of my answer. Thank you. $\endgroup$
    – Chris
    Dec 15, 2021 at 10:07

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