Blender for Scientists - Creating Quick Wire Mesh Figures

Wire mesh figures are common elements in several branches of science. Polymers, sensors, electronics, filtration, biological systems, all of these fields and many more make use of this common figure element.

In the past these were a bit of a nuisance, but new tools in Blender 3.1 and onward have made these figures remarkably easy to create. In this tutorial I show how this figure can be made using add-ons from Erindale and Curtis Holt. Links to their channels can be found below.

*Note that while Erindale's Toolkit is a paid add-on I do not receive anything for using it or showing it. I also do not receive anything if you choose to acquire it. Curtis Holt's BY-GEN is free and I am similarly not compensated in any way for promoting it. Both are excellent tools.

0:00 Introduction
0:50 Starting in Blender
1:20 Modeling Setup
2:40 Materials Setup
4:08 The Erindale Toolkit Approach
5:07 The BY-GEN Approach
10:05 Side-by-side Comparison
10:22 Other Examples of Wire Mesh Figures in Science
10:40 Conclusion

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[lebeaunic]

Excellent work! Keep on with the good and inspiring content! :D

[sonuchauhan]

Hello, Amazing tutorial! I want to know how we can change the color of the tangled cube (it's color should be different from the base structure)

[rhoward]

hey CG FIgures,
Amazing tutorial! I have purchased the Erindale's toolkit. I am wondering is there anyway to cap the end of the fibers? I have seen many open cap in my fibers which appears like many weird black spots.

[allaboutfpga]

Sir may i know what software you used for drawing

[joelarmour]

just wondering if this could translate into realistic muscle fiber firing

[onjofilms]

@3:08 where do you load in the Color Ramp with 2 far rights? (lol)