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Comment by Saqib Fazal on April 25, 2012 at 12:13pm

Hi did you actually build a system, and if so can I have a video and the GH definition ??

Comment by Jon Malkovich on November 26, 2010 at 5:02am

Ok sorry I got it now. so what is the output a servo tilting up and down? are you having as many servos as the points in the surface?

Comment by tommy on November 26, 2010 at 4:59am

Mmm. Maybe u are imagine it reversed. Points in physical world are changed through virtual. I move virtual and physical moves.

Comment by Jon Malkovich on November 26, 2010 at 4:53am

LOL I understand this - what It is not clear how are changing the z values in physical world...with a button? what device tells arduino to send this input to firefly etc..?
what do u mean a steppers?

Comment by tommy on November 26, 2010 at 4:49am

No sorry, maybe i explain bad. Imagine u are moving a single point. Z value change. this value is real time sent to Firefly. Firefly send it to Arduino. Arduino has been programmed to receive this information and send them to the stepper drivers (a little electronic board). this board tell to stepper how many step rotate inward or forward according to the new Z value. If u see any stepper control a point of surface through a nylon wire.

Comment by Jon Malkovich on November 26, 2010 at 4:41am

sorry I dont understand - what do steppers do?

Comment by tommy on November 26, 2010 at 1:27am

Yes i used an arduino board which talks with steppers through firefly.points moves, Firefly get values from grasshopper points, then send values to arduino which send data to any stepper driver.

Comment by Jon Malkovich on November 25, 2010 at 3:50pm

Yeah I mean.. saw ur implementing an arduino board arent u? so what device is actually controlling the z coordinate?

Comment by tommy on November 24, 2010 at 6:53am

I extract Z value from any point, points can be controlled as u want, u can change the points position by playing with rhino surface control points, or switch from a surface shape to another surface shape (as in video) or u can do an animation. So is up to you.
p.s. parlo e sono italiano :)

Comment by Jon Malkovich on November 24, 2010 at 6:38am

How are u controlling points ?