Max Evenly Spaced Points

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Summary

This custom block creates almost evenly spaced points on a body based on a desired point spacing using a hexagonal packaging approach.

Field	Value
ID	`max-evenly-spaced-points`
Type	Block
Author	nTop
Version	1.0.0
nTop Version	5.43+
Domain	Geometry
Complexity	Beginner
Tags	`evenly-spaced`, `points`, `hexagonal-packing`, `distribution`, `sampling`
License	MIT
Verified	Yes

This custom block creates almost evenly spaced points on a body based on a desired point spacing using a hexagonal packaging approach.

Clone this repo or copy the package folder into your nTop workspace:

git clone https://github.com/nTopology/Utilities.git

The package lives at packages/ntop/max-evenly-spaced-points/.

Name	Type	Description
`Mesh`	Mesh	A Mesh of the part (or Mesh of a Surface) you want to put points on.
`Point spacing (mm)`	Scalar	Desired spacing between points.
`Body`	Implicit Body	The Implict Body you want to put points on.
`Relaxation iterations`	Integer	Number of iterations to evenly distribute the points on the mesh.
`Random seed`	Integer	Seed value to generate randomness.

Name	Type	Description
`Closest Points`	list<closest_point_properties>	Output.

MIT.