Surface deformation with points

Hi everybody,

I have branches of an L system, piped in different sizes. I would like to use the end points of outer branches as attractor points to a surface near my L system, to deform my surface and make the surface and L system act as the continuation of each other. But i could not. Would be great if you guys can help.I have a deformed 2D surface, yet it doesn't work for multiple points or 3D. May explain a little bit;

Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by peter fotiadis on January 16, 2015 at 9:52am

You mean that you want a "grid" (or a truss or whatever) to "fuse" with some fractal thing? (or several).

Say create a truss that instead of column(s) has fractal system(s) etc etc.

If so I can do something for you soon (but using solely C# code) - describe exactly what is your goal (or one goal out of many, he he).

In the mean time, get this.

best, Peter

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$fractal_tree_v1.gh$ fractal_tree_v1.gh, 19 KB

Permalink Reply by Hamide Rihtim on January 17, 2015 at 2:20am

Hi Peter, Thank you very much for your command.

Yes, i created a basic L system, yet i am trying to connect this fractal tree with a (simply saying) box above it. So i need this fractal tree which has different pipe widths to "fuse" organicly into the box above. Yet, i am beginner to grasshopper as it is obvious, and i have no idea about scripts, so i am not sure if i can modify it or not.

Best, Hamide

Permalink Reply by Hamide Rihtim on January 17, 2015 at 2:45am

The lenght of each branch is inversely proportional to its width. a quick sketch to explain the form. Thank you a lot!!

best, hamide

Permalink Reply by Hamide Rihtim on January 17, 2015 at 4:15am

Kind of like this, yet the connection will be also organic.

Permalink Reply by peter fotiadis on January 17, 2015 at 4:32am

OK, that's really very easy (but the solution could be made entirely with C# - no GH component of any kind).

PS: I'll add a myriad of options (any surface straight or curvy, any number of"columns", column mode(s), ability to create a variety of trusses (for freaks) out of these, the usual VodkaFactor option (makes chaos) ... plus: the ability to put 1 cat and 3.45 dogs in the top surface(s)).

PS: by "organic" you mean TSplines or ... er ... hmm meshes? (I hate meshes).

PS: is this academic? (meaning 1M miles from reality) or you intend to make some real-life "canopy" out of these?

more soon, best, Peter.

Permalink Reply by Hamide Rihtim on January 17, 2015 at 4:44am

hahaha ok Peter, thanks!

Looking forward to.

Hamide

Permalink Reply by peter fotiadis on January 17, 2015 at 6:52am

In the mean time, get a "tech preview" about the vodka factor

he he

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Permalink Reply by Hamide Rihtim on January 17, 2015 at 7:37am

By the way, i just noticed the endnotes, yes it will be academic, a tubular port for the only country in a different planet of another universe kinda far away from reality. Thanks for the advice!

Permalink Reply by peter fotiadis on January 17, 2015 at 12:25pm

OK, the solution should be adjusted for Planet Pink then.

Testing some stuff (this thing shown is NOT a mesh): are you familiar with TSplines? (there's another way to achieve "organic" (Exoskeleton and the likes) but the problem with me is that I hate meshes).

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Permalink Reply by peter fotiadis on January 18, 2015 at 1:11am

Hmm ... I say (all images shown: TSplines):

1. Doing C# code (in a chaotic state right now - not for public eyes: embarrassment at the max, he he) for the wire part is rather easy (but NOT a L_system: we don't need a myriad of lines).

2. Doing the organic part with TSplines 4.x is highly problematic for a variety of reasons: the main is that this approach is by default interactive whilst GH is NOT an "iterative/interactive" solver (so to speak).

3. Did someone mentioned Exoskeleton + Topologizer? (Plan B)