I've simplified the problem to just 4 grasshopper components. An image (Shingles-on-torus-Frame_VS_Plane.jpg) of the simple problem is here...
http://groups.google.com/group/grasshopper3d/web/Shingles-on-torus-Frame_VS_Plane.jpg?hl=en ... I'm pretty sure that the /Surface Frames/ command does not supply the data to the /Orient/ command correctly. What is the difference between a Frame and a Plane? The addition of a normal? Maybe that will help me get to the bottom of this. Curiously, Jason On Nov 8, 1:43 pm, jvannest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am trying to do something just like taz's "orient_shape_to_srf.png", > but am having a spot of trouble. The simple goal is to regularly > distribute small surfaces on a torus. > > "Shingles-on-torus.3dm.zip" and "Shingles-on-torus.jpg" are uploaded > to demonstrate the confusion. In summery, [1] the torus is divided > into curves, [2] the curves are divided regularly for points, [3] the > tangents of those points are used to set up local planes. Finally, [4] > those local planes are used for the orient command, but for a reason I > cannot understand the distributed polygon fly off the torus! > > Does anyone have an idea for why this might happen? > > Thank you, > > Jason
