Tool

Tool adds a practical modeling, analysis and transformation layer on top of the BeeGraphy Editor. Designers can use it to turn basic curves and points into detailed surfaces and solids, inspect geometry, create parametric patterns, apply precise transformations, and solve Boolean operations such as trimming, splitting and combining. Rather than representing a single workflow, the plugin is a general-purpose utility set that supports everything from generative surface studies to mechanical solid modeling and panelization.

Main Node Groups

Surface

The largest group in the plugin, these nodes build and evaluate surfaces. Workhorses include Extrude Curve for pushing a profile along a vector, Revolve Surface for turning a profile around an axis, Loft Surface for skinning through section curves, and Sweep / Sweep2 for rail-driven surfaces. Surface From Points, Surface From Curves, Surface 4Pnt, and Surface By Edges cover direct surface construction, while Pipe and Pipe Variable create tube-like surfaces. Analysis and finishing nodes such as Offset Surface, Cap, Surface Area, Evaluate Surface, and Divide Surface help refine the result.

Vector & Planes

These nodes manage the coordinate systems and references behind precise modeling. Construct Point, Point Cylindrical, Point Polar, and Barycentric convert coordinates into points. Vector helpers such as Vector XYZ, Vector By 2Pnt, Cross Product, Dot Product, Vector Rotate, and Amplitude Vector support orientation and math. Plane nodes including Construct Plane, Plane By Normal, Plane By 3Pnt, Rotate Plane, and Align Plane allow designers to define and adjust frames for later transformations or surface construction.

Transform

The Transform group places, reproduces, and remaps geometry. Move, Rotate, Scale, ScaleNU, and Shear handle direct transformations; Mirror and Mirror By Curve create symmetric copies. Orientation helpers such as Orient, Auto Orient, Orient Direction, and Orient Vector remap geometry between planes, which is especially useful when reusing a detail on many faces. Map To Surface transfers curves between surfaces using UV parameterization, and PromoteToPlacementPart turns a solid into a placement-aware part for hardware referencing.

Primitive Curves & Boolean Operation

Primitive curve nodes generate the input geometry that most models start from: Line, Circle, Arc, Rectangle, Polyline, Interpolate, Helix, Star, and both NURBS Curve variants. The Boolean group then helps build more complex outlines and solids. Region Union, Region Difference, and Region Intersection work on planar closed curves, while Solid Union, Solid Difference, Solid Intersection, Split Solid, and Split Solid Multiple support solid Boolean modeling. Surface equivalents provide the same operations for sheet geometry.

Toolset, Panels & Arrays

Toolset contains general-purpose curve and geometry utilities such as Offset Curve, Fillet Geometry, Chamfer Geometry, Join, Explode, Divide By Count, Divide By Length, Project Curve, and Perp Planes. Panels provides Quad Panel, Triangle Panel A, Triangle Panel C, Diamond Panel, and Hexagonal Panel for filling a surface with repeatable patterns. Array nodes such as Linear Array, Rectangular Array, Polar Array, Curve Array, Populate 2D, and Populate 3D repeat geometry or generate distributed points.

Analysis, Intersection, Solid, and more

Curve Analysis includes Curve Length, End Points, Evaluate Curve, Curve Proximity, Planar, and Discontinuity for understanding curves. Intersection provides Intersect 2 Curve, Intersect Surface Curve, Solid | Curve, Solid | Plane, and Intersect Surfaces to find crossing locations between geometry types. The Solid group creates primitives such as Box, Cylinder, Sphere, Torus, Cone, and Pyramid, extrudes and lofts solids, and measures or deconstructs the result with nodes like Solid Volume, Solid Edges, and Deconstruct Solid. Additional support groups include Triangulation, Text, Image, Analysis, Render, and 3D Object.

Example Graphs

Parametric ribbed cylinder

Use Circle to create a base profile and a second smaller Circle above it. Connect both to Loft Surface to make a conical shell. Create a Construct Point on the shell axis and a VectorZ axis, then connect the shell and axis to Polar Array to repeat a decorative cutout. Finally, plug the lofted shell and repeated cutouts into Solid Difference to create a ribbed or perforated cylinder.

Furniture panel with a diamond pattern

Start with Rectangle or Rectangle By Center to define a tabletop outline. Use Offset Surface to give it thickness, then add a Diamond Panel node to generate the panel layout on the top surface. Combine the solid top and the panel geometry with Solid Difference to cut the pattern into the surface.

Curved facade mullions

Create two profile curves for a facade section and connect them to Loft Surface to form the base shell. Place a Linear Array of vertical mullion lines on the shell, then use Project Curve to map them onto the curved shell. Connect the projected curves and a circular profile curve to Sweep to generate 3D mullions, and use Solid Glue to merge touching mullion solids into one assembly.