unequal domain division

Hi all, say I have a straight line 24" long and I would like to subdivide it using parameters. For example, I want 4 divisions and would like to set the top one at 6", the second at 8" , the 3rd at 8". I would end up with domains of 0-6, 6-8, 8-16, 16- 24. Is there a simple way to do this besides using divide and moving the points around after?

thanks!

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Permalink Reply by djordje on September 22, 2013 at 3:31pm

Hi WoodDuck,

Do you want to just apply a certain number of points on your straight line, or explode it into a couple of lines, based on those domain distances?
Try using the attached definition for both issues:

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divide_curve.gh, 3 KB
divide_curve.3dm, 49 KB

Permalink Reply by WoodDuck on September 22, 2013 at 3:45pm

Hi Djordje, I want to explode it into separate lines, then use the endpoints to create rectangles that stack on top of each other. I'm away from my computer til tomorrow and will try it then.

Thanks so much - it looks simple and elegant. My own version.. not so much,

cheers..

Permalink Reply by djordje on September 22, 2013 at 3:54pm

Ok.
I made a mistake - you could use the curve's length as input too.

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divide_curve2.gh, 3 KB

Permalink Reply by WoodDuck on September 22, 2013 at 4:18pm

even better.

One thing: do you think I could use 4 sliders for inputting the line segment sizes? I want them to be a particular order so that the top segment is "x" and the second one down is "y", etc.

thanks again

Permalink Reply by djordje on September 22, 2013 at 4:35pm

Yes, it is possible. But try using 'Gene pool' instead of Sliders. With sliders you will have to add new ones and plug them, if you would like to increase the number of sub-domain divisions. With Gene pool you just need to right click on it, select "Edit" and change the "Gene Count" to what ever number of sub-domain divisions you like:

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