Cull Surface Array

Good day,

I have an issue in a project I am working on, and any help would be much appreciated.

What I am trying to do is the following (refer to attached files for clarification):

I have a polyline drawn in Rhino, this polyline should refer to a surface,

In grasshopper I was working in a definition of 4 surfaces included in a big rectangle, these 4 surfaces should be working together, to change proportionally so no one can overlap the other (which is not yet solved but it is not the initial problem, since I think I would have to create domain).

So back to my issue, I want to apply an array for the group created in the surface created in Rhino, and I want to be able to delete the parts that go out from the mentioned surface, and if possible also i would like to be able to have the configuration where I can have the biggest number of boxes in the big surface.

Thank you for your help in advance, much appreciated,

Regards

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Permalink Reply by Danny Boyes on August 13, 2014 at 4:31am

I want to be able to delete the parts that go out from the mentioned surface

Here is the solution for culling these outside the curve boundary.

Also I have streamlined the definition to make use of the default data matching characteristics. i.e. you don't have to repeat whole sections of components for individual items.

i would like to be able to have the configuration where I can have the biggest number of boxes in the big surface.

For this you are going to have to use some kind of solver like Galapagos or generate a wide variety of scenarios all at once and then choose the best fit.

Just a note: you should look into internalising basic geometry from Rhino (item 3 in this link) so you don't have to upload a separate 3DM file.... or rather I don't have to download it

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