Every setting of the configurator, in its groups and order, with its default and range, the webs it
applies to, and a picture of what it does. In the configurator, the ? beside a setting opens
the same picture.
Moss pole
1
Web
web
What joins the poles: zigzag struts; a web of cells, scattered like a Voronoi diagram, regular like a honeycomb, or diamonds like a trellis; a skin with holes; branching vines; or spirals winding both ways. Or, the same for every web, a short test piece of the bayonet: the ring, short straight poles and heads; or the top ring, which locks onto the heads of the topmost moss pole and closes it off
Default
Struts
Range
Struts, Voronoi, Honeycomb, Diamond lattice, Perforated skin, Vines, Spirals, Test piece, Top ring
The same moss pole with each web; everything else stays the same, so moss poles with any web stack.2
Pole count
pole_count
Number of poles: 3 for a triangle, 4 for a square, and so on
Default
4
Range
3 to 8, in steps of 1
Bayonet lock
Kept while the bayonet is locked, so moss poles keep stacking.
Three, four and six poles. The poles stand on one circle, so with more of them the faces between them get narrower.3
Fit
fit_dia
Everything fits inside a circle this wide
Default
⌀ 100 mm
Range
⌀ 60 to 200 mm, in steps of 1
Bayonet lock
Kept while the bayonet is locked, so moss poles keep stacking.
The circle in orange takes in the ring and the poles, which move in or out with it.4
Pole height
pole_height
Overall height, heads included
Default
300 mm
Range
100 to 600 mm, in steps of 5
Not used by
Test piece, Top ring
The orange bar shows it. The moss pole above sits on the shoulders under the heads, so a stack grows by a little less than this per moss pole.5
Pole base
pole_dia_base
Pole diameter at the base
Default
⌀ 10 mm
Range
⌀ 6 to 20 mm, in steps of 0.5
Bayonet lock
Kept while the bayonet is locked, so moss poles keep stacking.
Here with 10 mm at the top: the poles taper upwards, most of it low down. The struts are as thick as the thinner end.6
Pole top
pole_dia_top
Pole diameter at the top; below the base for a taper
Default
⌀ 10 mm
Range
⌀ 6 to 20 mm, in steps of 0.5
Bayonet lock
Kept while the bayonet is locked, so moss poles keep stacking.
Here with 10 mm at the bottom. The top also sets the heads, so the keyholes and the ring's height follow it.7
Twist
twist
How far the poles turn around the centre between their ends, in steps of 360 / pole_count, so that each head comes back over a pole's place: positive anticlockwise seen from above, negative clockwise, 0 for straight poles. Every web but the struts stays still
Default
90°
Range
-360 to 360°, in steps of 360 ÷ pole count
Not used by
Test piece, Top ring
On four poles: a quarter turn clockwise, none, and a quarter and a half turn anticlockwise.8
Node swell
node_swell
Extra pole radius at the shoulders, where the moss pole above sits, and at each strut joint
Default
1.5 mm
Range
0 to 4 mm, in steps of 0.25
Bayonet lock
Kept while the bayonet is locked, so moss poles keep stacking.
A pole close up, where the struts join it.9
Node length
node_length
Length of each swelling
Default
32 mm
Range
8 to 60 mm, in steps of 1
Not used by
Top ring
A pole close up, where the struts join it, with a swelling of 3 mm.10
Pole flare
pole_flare
How far along a strut or rib it widens into the poles, to meet them with their full diameter, like a fillet; 0 for none
Lower values make steeper, taller cells that print without support. Shown on the Voronoi web.
Skin
22
Skin thickness
skin_thickness
Thickness of the skin
Default
1.6 mm
Range
0.8 to 3 mm, in steps of 0.1
Applies to
Web: Perforated skin
In a cut across the moss pole halfway up.23
Hole width
hole_width
Width of the holes in the skin
Default
14 mm
Range
5 to 40 mm, in steps of 0.5
Applies to
Web: Perforated skin
24
Hole height
hole_height
Height of the holes, from their round bottom to their pointed top; holes too short for their point are made taller
Default
22 mm
Range
8 to 80 mm, in steps of 1
Applies to
Web: Perforated skin
25
Hole land
hole_land
Skin left between the holes, at least
Default
4 mm
Range
2 to 15 mm, in steps of 0.5
Applies to
Web: Perforated skin
Between two holes, and between a hole and a pole.
Spirals
26
Spirals cw
spirals_cw
Spirals that wind clockwise, seen from above, as they rise
Default
4
Range
0 to 24, in steps of 1
Applies to
Web: Spirals
Here with four the other way.27
Spirals ccw
spirals_ccw
Spirals that wind anticlockwise as they rise
Default
4
Range
0 to 24, in steps of 1
Applies to
Web: Spirals
Here with four the other way.28
Spiral angle
spiral_angle
Angle of the spirals from the vertical; it stays within the overhang
Default
35°
Range
5 to 65°, in steps of 1
Applies to
Web: Spirals
29
Spiral rungs cw
spiral_rungs_cw
Rungs per round that hang from each clockwise spiral straight down to the next spiral below
Default
0
Range
0 to 12, in steps of 1
Applies to
Web: Spirals
Here with no spirals the other way. Where a pole, a crossing or the ring is in the way, a rung slides along its spiral or is left out.30
Spiral rungs ccw
spiral_rungs_ccw
Rungs per round that hang from each anticlockwise spiral straight down to the next spiral below
Default
0
Range
0 to 12, in steps of 1
Applies to
Web: Spirals
Here with four spirals the other way: the rungs split the openings between the crossings.31
Spiral rungs square
spiral_rungs_square
Set the rungs square to their spirals instead of straight up; under spirals flatter than 90 deg less the web overhang, as near square as it allows
Default
Off
Range
On or off
Applies to
Web: Spirals
Straight up and square to their spirals, here two per round on four spirals one way.
Vines
32
Vine count
vine_count
Number of vines climbing from the ring
Default
6
Range
2 to 16, in steps of 1
Applies to
Web: Vines
33
Vine lean
vine_lean
How far the vines lean from the vertical as they climb, winding round the moss pole
Default
15°
Range
0 to 40°, in steps of 1
Applies to
Web: Vines
34
Vine wave
vine_wave
How far the vines meander to either side
Default
5 mm
Range
0 to 20 mm, in steps of 0.5
Applies to
Web: Vines
35
Branching
branching
How often the vines branch: to a neighbouring vine or into a short tendril
Default
0.5
Range
0 to 1, in steps of 0.05
Applies to
Web: Vines
The tendrils curl upwards.
Columns
36
Omit bottom
omit_bottom
Struts to leave out at the bottom of each column, for columns 1 to 8. A column is the stretch between two neighbouring poles; column 1 has the watering pipe, and the others follow anticlockwise seen from above
Default
0 each
Range
0 to 8, each
Applies to
Web: Struts
Here in column 1, for a pot's rim or a plant's stem.37
Omit top
omit_top
Struts to leave out at the top of each column, for columns 1 to 8
Default
0 each
Range
0 to 8, each
Applies to
Web: Struts
Here in column 1.38
Close columns
close_columns
Close each column with a thin wall on the inside of its struts or ribs, from the ring to the shoulders, for columns 1 to 8. Column 1 has the watering pipe, and the others follow anticlockwise seen from above
Shape of the ring: round; a polygon with a corner at each pole, a triangle for 3 poles, a square for 4 and so on; or a D, the circle with a straight side, a half circle at most; the struts or the web follow it
Default
Round
Range
Round, Polygon, D shape
The web follows each shape.41
Flat side
flat_side
How far a D ring's straight side lies from the centre, as a share of the pole circle's radius: 0 for a half circle, more for less cut off
Default
0
Range
0 to 0.8, in steps of 0.05
42
Bayonet
bayonet
How the moss pole above locks on: turned round the centre (on a polygon ring the curved slots run out of its straight sides, open along their outer side), or, on a polygon ring, slid along the side clockwise of the watering pipe's, towards the pipe's side, which keeps the start of the slide clear of the pipe and the moss poles square to each other; on the pipe's side the slots run out through the corners, open at their ends
Default
Turn
Range
Turn, Slide
A polygon ring cut through its lip, seen from above: turned, the slots from the entry holes curve round the centre; slid, they all run straight the same way.43
Polygon twist
polygon_twist
How the poles twist on a polygon ring: along its outline, so that seen from above they and the struts stay within the ring; or round the pole circle, with the struts on flat faces from pole to pole that turn with them
Default
Along the outline
Range
Along the outline, Round the circle
Seen from above.44
Bayonet off
bayonet_off
Leave out the bayonet at an end: the keyholes in the ring at the bottom, for a moss pole that stands on the pot floor; the necks and heads at the top, for the topmost moss pole, whose poles then reach the full height; or both, for one that stands alone
Default
Neither
Range
Neither, Bottom, Top, Both
Above, the tops of the poles; below, the ring's underside at a pole, where the keyhole is.45
Ring fillet
ring_fillet
Fillet radius where the poles meet the ring
Default
3 mm
Range
0 to 6 mm, in steps of 0.5
Bayonet lock
Kept while the bayonet is locked, so moss poles keep stacking.
In a cut through a pole.46
Lock lip
lock_lip
Thickness of the ring's lip, held between the shoulders and heads below
Default
3 mm
Range
1.5 to 6 mm, in steps of 0.5
Bayonet lock
Kept while the bayonet is locked, so moss poles keep stacking.
In a cut through a locked head, the moss pole below in green. The heads' necks grow with it.47
Lock clearance
lock_clearance
Play around the necks and heads in the keyholes
Default
0.3 mm
Range
0.1 to 1 mm, in steps of 0.05
Bayonet lock
Kept while the bayonet is locked, so moss poles keep stacking.
In a cut through a locked head.48
Lock detent
lock_detent
How much narrower than a neck the slot gets at the detent
Default
0.3 mm
Range
0 to 1 mm, in steps of 0.05
Two bumps (orange) narrow each slot just before the lock position, so the neck of the moss pole below (6 mm) squeezes past them and clicks into place: at 0 it only touches, at 1 it snaps firmly and turns hard. The ring cut through its lip, seen from above.
Watering pipe
49
Watering pipe
watering_pipe
Build the watering pipe
Default
On
Range
On or off
The watering pipe stands inside one face, from the bed up to the shoulders, where it meets the pipe of the moss pole above.50
Pipe outlets
pipe_outlets
Openings at the foot of the pipe, to let the water out into the soil
Default
On
Range
On or off
Not used by
Top ring
Seen from the centre.51
Water pipe
water_pipe
Inner diameter of the watering pipe
Default
⌀ 20 mm
Range
⌀ 10 to 40 mm, in steps of 1
In a cut across the moss pole halfway up.
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