Yeah most probably. But of knowing Fosters Technical department. I think they develop their projects in Generative Components. Much like GH but based on a Bentley platform (microstation) I;ve been using it in real projetcs and it works very well.
On Mar 31, 6:59 pm, visose <vic...@gmail.com> wrote: > Interviewer - "So, how did you come up with the shape of the roof?" > Sir Norman Foster - "Well, we just discovered this reallly cool > command in rhino called 'patch', you know..." > > On Mar 31, 12:23 pm, Claudio <claudioarch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi David, > > > Can you please be more specific, In which cases this can be possible? > > I'm also iterested in diving a surface with identical panels. Please > > refer to this article for an exemple > > :http://www.detail.de/rw_5_Archive_En_HoleArtikel_5990_Artikel.htm > > And the architects website > > :http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1276/Default.aspx > > > In this case the roof has been divided with a glass pane responding to > > a very simple rule called Tetragonal crystal system. (http:// > > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragonal_crystal_system). I guess the > > curvature of the surface is a critical parameter in this case. > > > I'll be more then happy to continue this subject > > > Thank you all > > > On Mar 30, 4:06 pm, David Rutten <da...@mcneel.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > creating a filling pattern with identical panels is only possible in a > > > very small subset of cases. > > > It's also impossible to create a closed pattern of hexagons on a > > > freeform surface, unless you allow the hexagons to be non-symmetrical. > > > > -- > > > David Rutten > > > da...@mcneel.com > > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > > On Mar 30, 2:35 am, Steve Townsend <stownsend_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, I am very new to grasshopper and beginning to get my head around > > > > how to do things. > > > > > The main thing I am trying to achieve is a curving surface made up of > > > > a hexagonal grid (or even better equillateral triangles) that > > > > redefines itself when the surface changes shape. > > > > > An example of the sort of thing i wish to > > > > achieve:http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pYWndsXyWeQ/Sb3_MS2utmI/AAAAAAAAChw/Z7dZW1y... > > > > > I have followed the diagrid and panelling tutorials in the primer but > > > > I need to create a grid where all panels are of identical size. > > > > > Please could someone point me in the right direction of a way in which > > > > I might achieve this? Does anyone know of any tutorials along these > > > > lines? > > > > > Many thanks, > > > > > Steve Townsend
