Voronoi difficulty.

After spending a very large amount of time attempting to work voronoi into a 3D model I finally have a large amount of curves that represent the lines I want to be a part of my structure.

I have tried using tsplines and the tspipe command. Which is currently not responding on my computer.

I was wondering if anyone knows if I could take these existing curves and create a smooth kind of mesh, much like the second image on this thread.

'Exoskeleton'

I attempted using this component before but had no luck. Which is making the deadline for this project very difficult. I feel as if I'm getting stuck and taking steps backwards.

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Permalink Reply by djordje on April 12, 2013 at 3:30am

The Exoskeleton does not work on Rhino 4 due to some bug in this version.
Try using it on the version 5.

Although, there might be some problems with voronoi cell edges, even in version 5 - as some of them are too small in comparison with the others.

Permalink Reply by Evan Hansel on April 12, 2013 at 8:28am

Ahh I see. I'll give it a try in Rhino 5 and see what I get. thank you

Permalink Reply by djordje on April 12, 2013 at 8:42am

Do what Daniel told you.
I was not aware of those additional components he developed.

Permalink Reply by Daniel Piker on April 12, 2013 at 4:18am

Exoskeleton is intended more for when you have a load of lines and no connectivity information about them, or they do not form cells or faces. If you do have that connectivity information it will usually be more reliable and efficient to make use of it.

If you have a mesh surface to start with, I would say use WeaverBird's 'picture frame' then 'thicken'

If you have closed cells, as you would from a 3d Voronoi, then use one of the definitions from this thread: http://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/skeletal-mesh

Otherwise try exoskeleton (in R5), but use the line cleanup and topologizer tool to remove short segments first

(http://www.grasshopper3d.com/profiles/blogs/topologizer-network-cle...)

Permalink Reply by Evan Hansel on April 12, 2013 at 8:56am

All I have in the model are large number of curves. So I get an error when I try to use the picture frame component.

I have taken a look at the skeletal mesh thread a few times and haven't had much luck.

I will keep trying though.

thank for the help

Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on April 12, 2013 at 9:53am

The exo skeleton with topologizer should work. I have used it before, its a bit fussy sometimes many lines connecting back to 0,0,0 origin but by playing with some settings its usually fixable.

Permalink Reply by LEE on May 4, 2013 at 9:58am

Hi, Michael~ Do you mind to share this definition? I'm really keen on refer settings of Exoskeletion since my one does not work well that I intended. Thanks~ :)

Permalink Reply by Michael Pryor on May 4, 2013 at 10:27am

Sorry i usually delete definitions like this unless its something I use alot. Just got to play with the settings.

Permalink Reply by LEE on May 4, 2013 at 10:34am

Thanks for your response~ Michael~

The thing is I really would like to connect attached curve network with combination with topoligizer and exoskeletion, But I have no idea why Toloplogizer definition does not work with these curves.

If you have a second, could you please give me any direction?

Many thanks~!!!

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