hexagonal array
I'm working on a science illustration at the same time I am learning Cheetah, and I'm looking for some help with an array. In the attached image, the large structure in the middle is supposed to be a quantum dot. I made this from different linear arrays of a ball primitive and then lined the rows of balls up by hand to create hexagonal layers, and then stacked those layers by hand. The researchers asked for a significantly increased number of balls in the quantum dot, which made me wonder if there was a way to create arrays that are not linear, but rather hexagonal so the spheres nest with one another. Thanks.
I'm working on a science illustration at the same time I am learning Cheetah, and I'm looking for some help with an array. In the attached image, the large structure in the middle is supposed to be a quantum dot. I made this from different linear arrays of a ball primitive and then lined the rows of balls up by hand to create hexagonal layers, and then stacked those layers by hand. The researchers asked for a significantly increased number of balls in the quantum dot, which made me wonder if there was a way to create arrays that are not linear, but rather hexagonal so the spheres nest with one another. Thanks.