0. Strategies

Desired outcome:

• A C++ vector list of xyz positions
  • potentially with angle to origin.
  • Easy to compute multiscale variants

Questions to ask:

• How do I generate this pattern in a simple + repetitive way?
  • Let's make it with tools that are already used
• Should I make this process automated?
  • Probably no
• Should I expect some compatibility with other softwares?
  • Maybe?

1. Attempt 1: Generate hemisphere CAD model on Solidworks → Meshify via STL conversion → Convert to .ply on MeshLab

• Hemisphere CAD model generation was easy on solidworks.

Problem faced: Automatic conversion to triangular mesh was unsucessful. The spacings between vertices are uneven - too close to each other on the top, and too far away from each other at the bottom.

Further direction:

• There must be more sophisticated option settings on SolidWorks, but I'm not too familiar with it.

2. Attempt2: Generate hemisphere CAD model on SolidWorks → Meshify via STL conversion → Convert to node files on MATLAB