Try this method: http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/orient_torus2.jpg Now can have the source surface in any orientation you like. (uv input is 0,0,0 and interval input expressions are -a/2 and b/2)
On Nov 9, 7:01 pm, jvannest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, > > I'm not 100% sure why it works, but I recreated your organization and > only struggled to realize that the orientation of the shingle is > critical to make it work. Now I can clad all sorts of shapes with the > base work done! > > Thank you, visose. You have saved me precious time. > > I'll keep an eye on this forum to watch the orient command grow into > perfection. Until then, thanks to all that are bettering this > important tool. > > Peace, > > Jason > > On Nov 8, 5:08 pm, visose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think that either the orient component is broken in some cases or > > it's really weird to use. I'm going to go with the first option. > > There's probably a better way of doing it, but if its planar surfaces > > what you want to orient, try > > this:http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/orient_torus.jpg > > It recreates the surface inside grasshopper already in the frame, so > > it doesn't have to reorient geometry > > > On Nov 8, 10:57 pm, jvannest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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-Fr... > > > > ... 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
