oompa, an updated .ghx file is posted on the website now and the scaling factor now works on both sets of the diamonds (it was an error, sorry).
the complexity of the file is due to the fact that i needed complete parametric control of the shape, and it's probably way too complicated for most usage. with regards to having those diamond shapes as voids, i suppose extruding all the surfaces into solids then boolean difference them might work? good luck On Nov 19, 4:28 pm, oompa_l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanks rchitect > > it was actually ted ngai's file that I started with. I really like the > end of result but the specifics of his grid weren't ideal - one set of > diamonds were offset to the interior while the other remains at the ir > full dimension - I am trying to get the offset to happen in both > directions. I went in and tried mucking about but his file has alot of > copying and duplication with wires going all over the place. I need to > learn how to manage my gh data but I tried repeatedly to understand > what and why he was doing what he was doing - in the end i got > frustrated and started from scratch. > > One thing that I can't quite understand is why one can't use the > diagonals in the other example you mentioned - typically like ngai's > example, a second set of points are created from the first. I know > that the lines which are 'piped' in the first example you mentioned > will not always cross which I suppose might pose problems if you need > the centre point as ngai repeatedly uses. I'm just trying to do what > ngai's surfaces do but in reverse - have I want strips of surface > between each diamond ending at an octagon like shape that connects the > four strips at each intersection...
