Challenge: Triangular panelisation

Something I'm stuck with all day without a solution..
I have a perfectly FLAT surface bound by two arcs of the same length (the shape of an eye)

A) How do you triangulate this surface with only ONE sized panel (or the fewest modules possible)?
Now,
B) would it be easier to do this if the actual shape of the surface were to be compromised? OR
C) if the surface was bent in single curvature?

Any help greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Pep Tornabell on December 15, 2009 at 5:42am

You should try PannelingTools by Rajaa Issa a plugin for rhino, and there's some work around to conect it with GH.

Its a really cool tool to panel everything!!!

Permalink Reply by Muthahar on December 15, 2009 at 7:26am

Yeah Paneling tools is really cool, but it only seems to give multiple panel types.. Dunno if it's just me or what..

Permalink Reply by BenjaminMoore on December 15, 2009 at 3:35pm

there's a way of making your own geometry and paneling that instead...is that what you meant?

Permalink Reply by Pep Tornabell on December 15, 2009 at 3:45pm

Theres one method that allows you to do it I think, but be carfeull, not all surfaces can be devided in regular identical panels. Only very specific and reglated geometrues.

Good luck

Permalink Reply by Luis Fraguada on December 15, 2009 at 3:46pm