Hi David, I apologize for not sending the files sooner... I was out of town this past weekend and didn't have access to my computer. I did try to email you the files on Friday morning before I left, but I'm not sure if you got them. In any event, I posted the definition with the trimming problem here: http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/waffle%20system_polysurface_081110.ghx?hl=en&gsc=4HivfQsAAAAfZEhQezxYDgzSqKEGj7qU And here is the Rhino scene file that accompanies the grasshopper definition: http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/Waffle%20System_polysurface.3dm?hl=en&gsc=4HivfQsAAAAfZEhQezxYDgzSqKEGj7qU Please let me know if there is something wrong with my trimming methods. Thanks again for the help. Best, Andy
On Nov 7, 2:19 am, David Rutten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Andy, > > can you send me a file that doesn't work? > > -- > David Rutten > Robert McNeel & Associates > > On Nov 6, 6:47 pm, Rchitekt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi David, > > But my problem seems to be with the Trim option currently available. > > I'm trying to trim a curve with a Brep, which I think is the method > > that is currently employed. But, it doesn't seem to give me the > > correct output. I was able to create a very simple example with a box > > and a curve, and it does work. But when I try it with a more > > complicated scene, the trim doesn't seem to work. > > Best, > > Andy > > > On Nov 6, 4:08 am, David Rutten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Yeah, Trim and Split methods are still in progress. I made a bunch of > > > easy ones, but I'll have to eventually get around to trimming BReps > > > and surfaces with curves/surfaces/breps > > > > -- > > > David Rutten > > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > > On Nov 5, 8:35 am, Rchitekt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Ben, > > > > This is a little bit off topic from Ben's original question, but I > > > > have been working on a modified version of my original waffle script > > > > which would work on a polysurface (Brep) instead of just a single > > > > surface. With the first version, each strut always had a uniform > > > > depth because it was linked to a slider that was driving the extrusion > > > > in the Z-direction. With a definition that works on a polysurface, > > > > each rib would have non-uniform depth, depending on the cross-section > > > > of the solid object you are using for the script. (Here's a > > > > screenshot:http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/Waffle_Strut_polysurface.jp... > > > > ) The definition has to take a different approach from my original > > > > definition, because the notches now vary in depth according the cross- > > > > section of the polysurface. I have a working definition that creates > > > > the notches and creates the boundary curves, and my thought was to use > > > > the new Trim command to trim out the small notch area on the boundary > > > > curve. However, the trim command doesn't seem to work the way you > > > > would think that it should. I have an extruded Brep list that > > > > represents the extruded "notch". When I use this Brep list and the > > > > boundary curves, it doesn't seem to trim out the inside of the line > > > > within the Brep. I also tried a second method, where I used the new > > > > split command. I then used the Length component to measure the length > > > > of each individual segment. By using a 2 variable function, I could > > > > check if the segment lengths were short enough to be close to the > > > > notch width and thus giving me a boolean list with true values for > > > > lengths that were long enough... essentially, the segments I want to > > > > keep. By feeding that boolean list to a dispatch component, I could > > > > essentially cull the short segments. However, this doesn't seem to > > > > work either, and this method gives me the same result as the Trim > > > > method. Here's a screenshot of the > > > > definition:http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/Waffle_Strut_polysurface_de... > > > > I don't know if the Trim and Split commands are still "in progress" or > > > > if my methods are wrong. If anyone has any feedback to these issues, I > > > > would greatly appreciate it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Andy > > > > > On Nov 4, 10:14 pm, Rchitekt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Ben, > > > > > I downloaded your file (I had trouble with your .3dm file, but I just > > > > > used my own surface) and see some of the things going on with your > > > > > definition. I think until there is a Join Surfaces component (which I > > > > > think would be really helpful) then I think the method you are using > > > > > will be very difficult. I went back to my original script, to see if > > > > > there was a way that I could extrude the intersection wire according > > > > > to the normal of the surface, instead of just the Z-axis vector... but > > > > > I had issues too. I have installed the new version of grasshopper > > > > > (today's release) and I'm getting a really strange error when I hover > > > > > over the Extrude component in my original definition. Basically, I > > > > > had just solved the intersection between a plane and the surface to > > > > > give me a wire along the surface. I then just extruded the curves in > > > > > the Z-direction, only when I hover over the component I get a message > > > > > that says the extrusion has an invalid topology (here's a screen shot > > > > > of the > > > > > componenthttp://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/Invalid+Topology.jpg?hl=en&;... > > > > > ) This didn't happen in the previous version of grasshopper. When I > > > > > go to the next component, it does seem to pass on the information and > > > > > continues working, however, if I try to turn on the "Preview" for the > > > > > extrude component, my Rhino scene crashes. I replicated the crash a > > > > > few times, and it always happens every time I turn the preview on for > > > > > the extrude component. I was wondering if this is a bug with the new > > > > > release. I will continue to try to come up with a solution for how to > > > > > get the struts to be extruded according to the normal of the surface. > > > > > -Andy
