63 docs tagged with "Rete"

Learn how to create and display angular dimensions for measuring angles in your 3D models with clear, professional annotations.

Learn to build a simple 3D table configurator using the Rete visual editor on Bitbybit and then deploy it as an interactive website on StackBlitz using Bitbybit Runner.

Create a 3D printable Christmas tree ornament using wire offset and extrusion - perfect for festive decorations.

Learn how to use colors and apply them to 3D geometry in Bitbybit with examples in Rete, Blockly, and TypeScript.

Learn how to create compound shapes for better performance and grouped transformations in OCCT

Learn how to use compounds for efficient rendering of complex geometric patterns and assemblies

Getting started with visual and code-based parametric design on the Bitbybit platform.

Learn how to create a parametric cube using the Bitbybit Rete visual programming editor, OpenCascade (OCCT), and a number slider.

Learn how to create a surface by lofting between several wire shapes.

Learn how to create a surface by lofting between several wire shapes and use various advanced options that help you make more intricate shapes.

DXF file format is very popular in 2D CAD applications. Learn how to work with DXF files using OCCT.

Learn how to create a 3D shape by extruding a 2D wire profile or face.

Learn how to create basic face primitives that define surfaces and areas

Create an OCCT face from an ordered list of points, and see how point order, planarity and closure decide whether you get a valid face or a failed operation.

Create an OCCT face from a single closed wire, the most common way to turn an outline into a surface you can extrude, offset or boolean against.

Create hexagonal face patterns in OCCT that react to a control point, growing hexagons near it and shrinking distant ones for organic wave-like surface effects.

Create a 3D printable frost flower ornament using interpolated curves and 12-fold rotational symmetry.

Create a complex frozen snowflake ornament using zigzag patterns, advanced lofting, and selective face extrusion.

Create a simple 3D printable gem star decoration using polygon wire loft.

Learn about the different ways to use our platform, including 3D Model Configurators, Rete, Blockly, and Monaco (TypeScript) editors, CAD Cloud API, and 3D Bits for Shopify.

Create intricate three-dimensional honeycomb structures by generating individual hexagon cells with controlled random heights, perfect for biomimetic architecture, structural optimization, and artistic installations.

Create flat honeycomb panels by sewing hexagonal faces together into unified structures, ideal for architectural panels, laser cutting templates, and manufacturing-optimized designs.

Create stunning honeycomb patterns and hexagonal perforations using BitByBit's subdivideToHexagonHoles function for architectural panels, biomimetic designs, and structural applications.

Learn how to use advanced hexagon pattern parameters to create intricate designs.

Generate a grid of hexagonal OCCT wires from rows, columns and radius, the starting point for panelling, perforation patterns and honeycomb structures.

Learn how to create interactive 3D models on your website by passing inputs to Rete visual programs executed with the Bitbybit Runner.

The General category collects everything that is not tied to one editor: projects and scripts, running code, saving and sharing, assets, drawing, and the errors you are most likely to hit early on.

Learn how to create a simple 3D website using Bitbybit Runner & Rete editor, controlling a 3D cube's size with a UI input on StackBlitz.

Learn how to create and display linear dimensions for measuring distances in your 3D models with clear, professional annotations.

Learn how to create multiple parallel offsets from a single open wire using OCCT operations for various design and manufacturing applications.

Learn how to create offset shapes using various offset operations in OCCT - from simple wire and face offsets to advanced thick solids.

Learn how to create annotated pins with labels for marking important points and displaying information in your 3D models.

Learn how to generate a hexagonal grid of points and hexagon outlines using Bitbybit's Point class, with examples in Rete, Blockly, and TypeScript.

Learn how to use the Point class to create and visualize a spiral pattern of points in Bitbybit with Rete, Blockly, and TypeScript.

Bitbybit has many helper functions that could streamline some of the modeling tasks, such as subdividing given rectangle faces into multiple holes or wires.

Learn about the Rete visual programming editor on the Bitbybit platform, its origins from Rete.js, and why we chose this approach for computational design.

Learn how to create 3D spiral or helical shapes by extruding a 2D wire profile along an axis while rotating it.

Learn how to export Rete visual programs as JavaScript and execute them on your own website using the Bitbybit Runner for BabylonJS.

Learn when and how to run your code in Bitbybit using TypeScript, Blockly, or Rete editors, and what to expect.

Shells are the connected sets of faces that sit between a face and a solid in OCCT. Learn how to build them, when a shell needs to be closed, and how they feed solid construction.

Build a parametric flower from OCCT wires and faces, driving petal count, radius and curvature from a handful of numbers so the whole shape rebuilds as you change them.

Learn how to use outer and inner wire to create a face that has a hole.

Learn how to create parametric hollow grids with multiple holes arranged in regular patterns for applications like ventilation panels, perforated sheets, and decorative screens.

Solids are closed, watertight volumes in OCCT and the shape kind most downstream operations expect. Learn how to create them from primitives and from shells, and how to check one is valid.

Learn how to get volume and surface area of a solid

Create a simple 3D printable star ornament using polygon wire extrusion - perfect for tree toppers and holiday decorations.

Learn how to create and format text strings and then render them as 3D text geometry in Bitbybit using Rete, Blockly, and TypeScript.

Learn how to create thick solids from complex lofted surfaces using OCCT operations - from curved wire interpolation to volumetric solid creation.

Model a 3D-printable Christmas tree decoration in OCCT: build the outline from wires, give it thickness, and export a watertight solid ready for a slicer.

Learn how to create an elegant twisted polygon ornament by transforming and lofting hexagonal wires - perfect for 3D printing decorative pieces.

Learn why errors happen in Bitbybit, how they are reported in different editors (Rete, Blockly, TypeScript), and how to approach fixing them.

Learn the concepts behind drawing 3D objects in Bitbybit, the role of BabylonJS, and what you can draw and manipulate.

Learn what scripts are in Bitbybit, their types (Blockly, Rete, TypeScript), visibility, and how they can be combined within a project.

Learn how to use draw components and functions within Bitbybit's Rete, Blockly, and TypeScript environments to render and customize 3D geometry.

Learn how to use vector span and easing functions to create interesting point distributions for drawing in Bitbybit, with examples in Rete, Blockly, and TypeScript.

Understanding the synergy between visual programming and text-based scripting (TypeScript, JavaScript, JSON) within Bitbybit's Rete editor.

Learn how to create basic wire primitives composed out of multiple edges

Create Bezier wires in OCCT with per-control-point weights, so you can pull the curve towards individual points without moving them and model conic sections exactly.

Learn how to create wires by combining multiple edges

Create helix and spiral wires in OCCT from radius, pitch and turn count - the base curve for threads, springs, twisted columns and swept tubes.

Learn how to create shape wire primitives composed out of multiple edges

Learn how to create various wires passing via or being controlled by collections of points

Learn how to create your first 3D "Hello World" program using the Bitbybit Rete visual programming editor.