A shape filled with shapes.

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GeoffKornfeld
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A shape filled with shapes.

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I feel like Multiscatter should be able to help me solve a (conceptually) simple problem, but I'm not having any luck:

I need to fill a shape with circles of varying sizes. They all need to be packed tightly together without intersecting, and they can't cross over the edge of the shape. Attached is a screensthot of the closest I've been able to get with this using Multiscatter. I've played with collision settings and other things, but so far this is the best I can do. Any suggestions?

Thank you.
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GeoffKornfeld
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Re: A shape filled with shapes.

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Update: It seems I've solved half of my problem. In the above screenshot there are around 200 or fewer objects being created. I had the max amount set to 1000, so I assumed that would be enough. I just found that the quantity gets MUCH better when I set the maximum to 100,000.

I still have the edge-crossing problem though. Not sure if the Border Behaviour parameters should be correcting that, but it isn't for me.
GeoffKornfeld
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Re: A shape filled with shapes.

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Ah, nevermind. I've got the Border controls working now. All is good.
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