rotate an object perpendicular to plane

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Permalink Reply by Priyansh Jain on July 30, 2017 at 10:52am

Try using simple rotate component and set initial and final directions. Hope this works. (I'm a beginner though :P )

Permalink Reply by Lihi on July 30, 2017 at 4:18pm

i managed! thank you :)

Permalink Reply by dimitris skom on July 30, 2017 at 3:37pm

I am not so  sure that I understand your question.To rotate something you need an axis of rotation an a center of rotation (if you do it in 3D). Also an angle. 

You can use any of the axis of the plane, but is that what you want?

Maybe you should "translate" the "perpendicular to the plane" in another way. I am trying to visualize it and I can't.

Also, look at the Transform tab in grasshopper for the options you have.

Permalink Reply by Lihi on July 30, 2017 at 4:21pm

hey,

It didn't work at the beginning with thee 3d rotation , but i figured it out.

thank you!

Permalink Reply by Joseph Oster on July 30, 2017 at 4:12pm

I wasn't going to comment on this because you didn't post any code...  So tired of that!!!  (see #3)

But it looks like your center of rotation (a point, not a plane!) is wrong?  Using 'X' and 'Z' vectors as points (the 'B' and 'C' inputs to 'Plane 3Pt') doesn't make sense to me.

Permalink Reply by Lihi on July 30, 2017 at 4:24pm

you are absolutely right! 
I thought its minor thing so i wont need to post all the file that. next time i will.

Thank you!