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# ImplicitBeam

> Implicit Beam node: Tile a beam lattice across a cell map. Implicit › Lattice node in Nodi, with its inputs, outputs and properties.

Tile a beam lattice across a cell map.

**Category**: [Implicit](https://docs.nodi3d.com/nodi-editor/nodes.md#implicit) › Lattice\
**Shown in the node menu as**: Implicit Beam

## Inputs

| Input | Type |
| - | - |
| lattice type | `Number` |
| unit cell size or map | `Number, Point, Vector, CellMap` |
| beam radius (number or implicit) | `Number, Implicit` |

## Outputs

| Output | Type |
| - | - |
| beam lattice | `Implicit` |

## Properties

Properties are set in the Inspector and are used when the matching input is not connected.

| Property | Type |
| - | - |
| type | `Category` |
| unit size | `Vector3d` |
| beam radius | `Number` |

## Related nodes

Other nodes in Implicit › Lattice:

* [CylindricalCellMap](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/cylindrical-cell-map.md): Create a cylindrical cell map that wraps around a central axis.
* [DualSurfaceCellMap](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/dual-surface-cell-map.md): Create a dual surface cell map that maps TPMS/lattice patterns between two surfaces.
* [ImplicitRamp](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/implicit-ramp.md): Remap a driving scalar (plane/point distance, or a field value such as stress) from the input range \[in min, in max] onto the output range \[out min, out max], shaped by a curve. Drives variable beam radius / TPMS thickness.
* [ImplicitTPMS](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/implicit-tpms.md): Tile a Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) across a cell map.
* [ImplicitUnitCell](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/implicit-unit-cell.md): Tile a user-defined Implicit body across a cell map.
* [ImplicitVolumeLattice](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/implicit-volume-lattice.md): Create a beam lattice Implicit field from VolumeMesh.
* [ImplicitVoronoi](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/implicit-voronoi.md): Create a Voronoi distance field from a point cloud.
* [RectangularCellMap](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/rectangular-cell-map.md): Create a rectangular cell map for TPMS/lattice coordinate transformation.
* [SphericalCellMap](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/spherical-cell-map.md): Create a spherical cell map that wraps around a central point.
* [SurfaceCellMap](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/surface-cell-map.md): Create a surface cell map that maps TPMS/lattice patterns onto a surface using UV coordinates.


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