Need help with extruding line same distance as the lines are set apart?

What I got so far are a bunch of lines along a curve and the distances are set by a bezier curve. I'm trying to extrude the lines in the y direction where each curve would extrude at the same distance as the distance between the points, but how do I input the bezier curve into the distance of extrusion?

Thanks in advance!

Attachments:

extrusionspaces.3dm, 69 KB
extrusionspaces.ghx, 45 KB

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Permalink Reply by Matt Gaydon on April 17, 2010 at 2:12am

Hi Jeremy

A couple more question so don't post a code that not correct... Are you wanting the extrude lines to be e randomly out in space? or would you rather they started at each point on the crv?..Also i am expecting you want the extruded surfaces to overlap?

Matt

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Crocker on April 17, 2010 at 4:51am

Not randomly out in space but yes, starting at each point on the curve. And I don't want them to overlap and extrude in in the y direction. Does that help?

Permalink Reply by Matt Gaydon on April 17, 2010 at 5:26am

Hi Jeremy

Try This...

Hope this Helps

Attachments:

extrusionspaces MG-Re-Edit.ghx, 130 KB

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Crocker on April 17, 2010 at 1:27pm

Thank a lot! It's really helpful and is exactly what I want! Another question: instead of using a line component, how do I place my own input curve? I managed to plug everything else into my function, except for 'L' in the item component.

Thanks again!

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Crocker on April 17, 2010 at 9:29pm

Since I'm horrible at explaining, here are the files if you'd like to have a look!

Attachments:

help.3dm, 2.3 MB
help.ghx, 2.1 MB

Permalink Reply by Matt Gaydon on April 18, 2010 at 2:03am

Hi Jeremy

I understood what you wanted to do just been rather busy with work so not be able to edit the code and post it up.

I hope you don't mind but i have justed used the input crvs from the lastest 3dm File sent and edited the old code i posted to do what you want it to... as not had the chance to understand all your lastest code yet.. sorry.

Hope this is of some use.

Matt

Attachments:

extrusion spaces MG Rev 1.ghx, 194 KB

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Crocker on April 18, 2010 at 11:47am

Hi Matt

Thanks a lot for the file. But unfortunately, I'm highly inept at grasshopper and still have not figured it out. Just haven't managed to figure out where to plug things here and there. Thanks anyway though. Shall continue playing around with the components!

Cheers,
Jeremy

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