I am trying to make the grid on blender round, like half a circle or similar. I'm trying to see how the magnetic fields will interact on a curve versus a flat surface. I wasn't sure how to do so, or if I was able to after already putting materials onto the existing grid. Help!
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3$\begingroup$ There is no way to alter the grid on the viewport or put materias since is not an object. Create a grid object and deform it to your needs. Please edit your question and show a reference image of what you are trying to accomplish $\endgroup$– user1853Jul 31, 2017 at 17:02
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$\begingroup$ I don't have an image to reference, just wanted to see how the fields would be altered. How could I alternatively put the planes and forces on a half circle type object? $\endgroup$– Kyra ToomeyJul 31, 2017 at 17:04
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$\begingroup$ Easiest way of doing what you want is to add a curve object, convert it to a mesh (ALT+C) and select snap to vertices. This way you can snap your objects to a curve. You can also use a cylinder, which is faster, but leaves a bigger object. $\endgroup$– FreemoXJul 31, 2017 at 17:56
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$\begingroup$ @freemox When I select ALT+C I only get Curve from Mesh/Text and Mesh From curve/meta/surf/text as options. Not sure if I added the correct curve object or not have a personal preference on that I need $\endgroup$– Kyra ToomeyJul 31, 2017 at 21:10
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$\begingroup$ Select the 2nd option, Mesh from curve/meta/surf/text $\endgroup$– FreemoXJul 31, 2017 at 21:14
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As mentioned in the comments, there is no way to change the grid pattern in Blender. A workaround to this would be to add a circle curve to guide you.
This process will convert the circle curve to a mesh, meaning it will have vertices like a normal mesh would, as seen in the screenshot below:
From there you can enable vert snapping to align your object to the circle:
As you notice, not all the spheres will align with the center on the vertices, to change this, you have to change the "nearest" option to "center" like so:
Edit
Asker requested this as a half-circle. This is easily achieved by simply cutting the circle in half.
Hope this helps.
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$\begingroup$ Is there anyway to make it like a semi circle? $\endgroup$ Aug 1, 2017 at 15:18
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