Create one brep from multiple surfaces

Hello,

My question seems to be simple, but I can't solve it by myself. As you can see below, I've 6 untrimmed surfaces from my output. I'm currently trying to merge 'em all to ONE surface, or at least one brep because they are co-planars.

I tried to use deconstruct brep to get the faces and to merge them all. I also tried the merge faces components and surface unions, which isn't really working as I'm working in 3D rather than in 2D.

If you have any idea I'd really appreciate any outputs.

Regards,

David

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Permalink Reply by ShynnSup on November 15, 2016 at 7:36am

I guess Brep Join component could do it

Permalink Reply by David Larouche on November 15, 2016 at 7:39am

Thanks for your reply. As you can see on the screenshot, that's what I used. No it doesn't work and I still don't understand why.

Permalink Reply by ShynnSup on November 15, 2016 at 7:41am

Upload the definition please and the rhino file if needed, better chance someone can help you.

Permalink Reply by David Larouche on November 16, 2016 at 7:59am

Done ! Thank you ShynnSup. Didn't upload at first, I thought it was an easy solution ^^

Permalink Reply by David Larouche on November 16, 2016 at 7:58am

Here is the grasshopper file. Still trying to figure out why it won't merge to one brep.

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Permalink Reply by ShynnSup on November 17, 2016 at 4:01am

You had to flatten the inputs in the Join Brep component.

Permalink Reply by David Larouche on November 17, 2016 at 7:57am

So a simple solution... Thank you very much.

But, I'm not sure to understand why it wouldn't flatten at the output?

What would be the difference between flattening the input, or output? I thought it was the same?

Again, thank you.

Permalink Reply by ShynnSup on November 19, 2016 at 12:01pm

You are welcome.

Its not the same because the component runs a code, a set of actions for a data, and so the structure of the data is important.

Its not the same to flatten an input than an output because after the output the component has already ran. So in this case you need the data to be in one list, so all surfaces in the list will be joined.

The only reason you would flatten outputs it to not have to flatten the inputs in every component that comes after.

Permalink Reply by David Larouche on November 20, 2016 at 3:26pm

Very nice of you, thanks for the tips!

Very helpful.

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